Russ Feingold Quotes

It is not patriotic to decide to destroy a new president who was duly elected by an overwhelming margin. It is un-patriotic to resolve to destroy that presidency.

The Democrats were in the majority in the U.S. Senate when we voted for the Iraq war and passed the U.S. Patriot Act. It's not enough to be in the majority, you have to stand for something.

That's what I like about you, senator, you're kicking it old-school.

I'm proud to be a Democrat.

Occupy Wall Street is a real movement.

Health care for all Americans is the most pressing domestic issue today. It's far past time for the President and Congress to deliver health care to everyone.

If a trip is worth taking, members of Congress should be prepared to justify paying for it out of their office accounts.

Congress has lost its way if we don't hold this President accountable for his actions.

There is nothing more American than peaceful protest.

The notion of American exceptionalism is effective in part because there is little on the face of it that is offensive.

It's just really tragic after all the horrors of the last 1,000 years we can't leave behind something as primitive as government-sponsored execution.

The Tea Party ended up being a shill for corporate America.

We need to get rid of the Federal Elections Commission. It's a joke. It doesn't enforce the law.

It is crucial that civil liberties in this country be preserved, otherwise the terrorists will win the battle against American values without firing another shot.

Speech doesn't corrupt. Money corrupts, and money isn't speech.

It's not enough to be in the majority, you have to stand for something.

Money in politics is a huge issue.

We must let this town square, which has added a significant dimension to our political process, continue to flourish.

Resisting overreaching by the federal government is appropriate and, yes, even patriotic.

The conservative version of American exceptionalism has become a password of sorts for candidates who want to prove their credentials to a right-wing America.

The president and others say that if we leave, it will just be chaos in Iraq. Well, right now when you come to Iraq, you can't even drive from the airport to the Green Zone.

Most of my town hall meetings had always been love fests, and some of my guys used to complain: 'I'd like for somebody to yell at you a bit.

The climate is obviously changing dramatically.

It will make the Tea Party look like a tea party.

I've been outspent by my opponents every time I've run for U.S. Senate.

I will also continue to strongly oppose any reauthorization of the Patriot Act that does not protect the rights and freedoms of law-abiding Americans with no connection to terrorism.

If a senator or congressman notices 25 phone calls, on any issue, on any given day, it is noted.

I believe in local control of education.

It is not only all right but necessary to stand up to George Bush.

I'm young, and I'm fortunate to be in good health, although I do get tired. Sometimes my wife refers to me as Mr. Excitement because of the number of naps it takes to keep this going.

Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security benefits are unacceptable, and they shouldn’t be put on the table by Democrats for any reason...

In my opinion, we need to again consider the possibility of public funding of congressional elections, following the very successful experience with clean money systems in Maine and Arizona.

Tea Party people know that I stood against the Wall Street scam from Day One, that I voted against TARP, that I voted against repealing Glass-Steagall Act that kept these guys under some control.

I find that students are very strong on my issues, stronger than anyone: anti-death penalty, anti-racial profiling, campaign finance reform, questioning the anti-terrorism bill.