Quotes by Russ Feingold

What is the harm of doing the right thing? What is the harm of doing our job as legislators and making sure we do not stick the entire bankruptcy community with these provisions that do not make any sense?

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

There's a tendency on the part of Americans, all of us, to say, 'Hey, the Cold War is over, the Soviet Union is gone, we don't have to worry about these guys again.' We always have to be worried about them, we always have to be concerned about them, and we have to be well-informed.

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

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

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

Money in politics is a huge issue.

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

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.'

— Russ Feingold

Love

The idea of allowing corporations to have unlimited influence on our democracy is very dangerous, obviously.

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

There is nothing more American than peaceful protest.

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

I don't know how it could be more stark or clear: this entire society is being dominated by corporate power in a way that may exceed what happened in the late nineteenth century, early twentieth century.

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

I'm one of the only members of the U.S. Senate who isn't a millionaire. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with being a millionaire. But there ought to be a little economic diversity in the Senate and I try to provide it.

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

This has not been a legislative process worthy of the Senate. Members of the Judiciary Committee, as I just said, were implored to save their amendments for the floor. Then, when we got here, we were told no amendments could be accepted.

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

We should not use special budget procedures to jam through legislation to drill in the Arctic Refuge. This topic is too important to the public to address it in such a back-door manner. We should be having a full, open discussion of the issue during an energy debate.

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

I believe in local control of education.

— Russ Feingold

Education

I'm proud to be a Democrat.

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

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

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

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

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

Occupy Wall Street is a real movement.

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

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

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

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

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

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

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

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.

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

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.

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

I don't want to hear again from the attorney general or anyone on this floor that this government has shown it can be trusted to use the power we give it with restraint and care.

— Russ Feingold

Wisdom

I was one of 14 senators to vote against the Defense of Marriage Act. I thought it was a harsh and unnecessary thing to do to people across this country who care enough about each other to want to be married.

— Russ Feingold

Love

Instead of taking a very high-paying type of law job or something that I might be able to do, I have been a legislator. That's what I do. I think it's an honorable profession - if you're honest and have integrity and work hard.

— Russ Feingold

Success