I rise today to offer a formal and heartfelt apology to all the victims of lynching in our history, and for the failure of the United States Senate to take action when action was most needed.

He'd sooner rather have his nails pulled out than sit in the United States Senate with 99 others guys who think they should be president.

Evan Bayh is a true leader in the United States Senate. He's one of the Democratic Party's rising stars and has a very exciting future ahead. We are thrilled to welcome him to South Carolina and look forward to hearing his vision for America.

The bottom line is, there have been a lot of nuts elected to the United States Senate.

The United States Senate wasn't designed to be a majority-rule institution. It was designed to include and accommodate the rights of the minority in small states as well as large states.

In 2010, there were 57 lawyers, zero manufacturers, and way too many career politicians in the United States Senate.