Political Quotes

“while he is on the floor, I congratulate the Senator from West Virginia for his leadership. Sometimes he says too many cooks spoil the pot or whatever the phrase is. There could be too many cooks but not in this case. Senator Manchin, because of his senior leadership on the Energy Committee and on this bill, has been really a bulwark in bringing it to this point. I thank him for that. He has been excellent about including all sorts of us in the bill. We have an unusual assortment of U.S. Senators, outside sportsmen groups, conservation groups, the President of the United States, and all of the former Secretaries of the Department of the Interior from Babbitt to Zinke, someone said, going alphabetically--we all support this bill that came up last night with 80 different votes. Among those who deserve a lot of credit is another Member of the U.S. Senate who is also on the floor right now, Mr. Warner from Virginia. He became interested in this bill as soon as anyone. He may have been the first one to put his toe in the water. He and Senator Portman from Ohio, they formed a very strong team to bring this bill forward. Since then, Senators Daines, Gardner, Heinrich, and King all have joined in, and then Senators Manchin and Gardner, especially, have added the Land and Water Conservation Fund. I thank all of them for their leadership.…”