Quotes from Dana Bash

Love him or hate him, you have to give Senator Bunning points for being consistent. He has never seemed all that concerned about what reporters think of him, and when you ask his colleagues, some say it's not much different for them.

When I was first assigned to cover the Republican presidential race in 2007, that meant covering John McCain. He was the next in line, and at that point that mattered in the GOP.

Though she is a proud native of one of the most famously liberal cities in the country, Feinstein has earned a reputation over the years in the Senate as someone eager to work across the aisle with Republicans.

My formative years were in Jersey and I'm kind of Jersey at heart.

I went through years of unsuccessful fertility treatments, first in my hometown of D.C., then in New York City, where it finally happened - I got pregnant with my son, my miracle boy.

I once wore a maroon leather dress with sleeves, which looked fabulous in real life but didn't look great on TV. It was shiny, and it looked like something Pinky Tuscadero would wear.

I always carry snacks in my bag. It's a good habit to have now that I am a mom.

Cops are some of my best sources. They have so much information.

Many women in politics say they had very few, if any, female role models.

It is our job to ask the questions that make everybody uncomfortable.

McCain was so passionate and determined, but he was also practical. He understood what a heavy lift it was to get a 60-vote, filibuster-proof margin on something that lawmakers feared would hurt their ability to campaign to keep their jobs.

When you are being anti-lie or pro-truth, you come across as being anti-Trump or pro-Democrat, and it's a very tough thing for those of us who are just working journalists and still believe in the notion of objectivity.

Women bring things to the storytelling of news that is maybe more relatable to the women that are consuming.

I went to elementary school in Falls Church, Va.

There is nothing more important than hard work.

Cable TV? Stressful? Never.

I feel incredibly blessed that I'm in my generation and not my mother's generation. I feel that I'm very much benefitting from the strides that the women before me made.

For all the interviews Pelosi does, she doesn't talk often about her struggles and challenges as a woman.

Not all women want to have children.

I think it's my job to walk my beat and find the people I cover who have questions that should be answered.

Remarkable technological and medical advances allowed me to be a mom. But it is expensive and not always a viable or effective option.

We didn't even have email when I was in college.

My brother and I thought we were Donny and Marie, without the talent.