Political Quotes

“I certainly hope we can continue to move forward in a good-faith manner to fund Homeland Security and get the reforms and compromise that have been demanded on both sides. I am hopeful we can get there. But one way we can show that momentum--and I believe there is momentum in these negotiations, because we all need to fund Homeland Security--is to have strong, bipartisan support for the Secretary of Homeland Security whom we are getting ready to confirm here in the U.S. Senate right now. That is my good friend and fellow U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin. He is smart. He is thoughtful. He has good friends on both sides of the aisle. As a matter of fact, I would say that Senator Mullin, of all the Senators here, probably works more across the aisle--not just Senators to Senators but Senate and House, Senate and White House. He is a really indispensable convener for this body to get things done. That is his reputation. Everybody knows it, and everybody thinks highly of him. I certainly think highly of him.”