“We'll always romanticize the past. We did not have this great, gloriou...” — Steve Kornacki Quote

“We'll always romanticize the past. We did not have this great, glorious era where everything was bipartisan and everything worked, but there was room for bipartisanship. And there was room for government to be more functional. The country itself was forced by all the upheaval of the '90s to take sides, to chose one or the other.”

“The Founders surely never imagined that a three-fifths majority would be the standard requirement for passing legislation in the upper chamber, and for most of American history it wasn't. But filibuster use skyrocketed in 1993, when Republicans found themselves locked out of the White House and big Democratic congressional majorities.”

“There was a certain futility to Elizabeth Colbert Busch's congressional campaign, one that had nothing to do with her and everything to do with the state and region she calls home.”

“I don't read a ton of fiction, but Tom Wolfe's death got me to pick up 'The Bonfire of the Vanities.' I'm a slow reader, but wow - I ended up devouring it in about six days. I'm fascinated with that period, the '80s, when the country was turning around but it seemed like New York and other cities were just hopelessly lost.”

“Favorite-son candidates almost always win their states decisively in presidential elections. But their status as national celebrities can end up breeding fatigue and resentment among home-state voters when the election is over.”

“Moderation and bipartisan consensus go hand in hand.”

“Under President Biden, our pro-America policies - including the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act - have led to record investment in American manufacturing and clean energy sectors.”

“Veterans and veterans' issues are bipartisan issues. They're Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, but most importantly, they're patriots.”

“I welcome the Democrats' ideas on Social Security. I think it is very important to make a bipartisan reform.”

“I told New Jerseyans that I would find ways to work for commonsense, bipartisan solutions to some of our greatest challenges.”

“There's bipartisan efforts to change how FEMA works or, more importantly, change how relief funding trickles down to us down here.”