Mike Braun Quotes

I think dealing with the U.S. Senate is very different from dealing with the electorate.

Most members of Congress are politicians. They're bores.

I have a Congress on my hands.

A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.

All I know is politics. Really, politics takes up most of my time; it's nonstop.

I love politics.

I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours.

As I've learned in my time in the state legislature, important legislation is always a work in progress.

As a layperson, I consider myself fairly well-educated in terms of politics. My family always has been really interested in politics, and various members of my family have a hand in politics in upstate New York.

I know how to make sausage, and now that I've seen how laws are made, I'll stick with sausage.

…the Senate, a small body of egos…

Everyone in Congress represents Washington.

Everything appears to take long in Congress. This is democracy in action.

The Senate is not the sort of place where instant gratification, I should say, is very likely.

I've always been intrigued by the Senate, and admired many of the people who have served there.

I don't know a lot about politics.

Politics definitely interests me.

My journey started in the courthouse and went to the statehouse.

What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.

I like the House. The House is where you can effect the most change. It's such a fast-moving dynamic body compared to the Senate.

I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of government.

Life is challenging enough without politicians to confuse us.

The Senate is a remarkable institution. It is unique. There is no other body, no other political body, no other democratic legislature in the world quite like the U.S. Senate.

I think there's a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation.

You need the House, you need the Senate and you need the administration. And absent one of them, you're not going to get a heck of a lot done.