Political Quotes

“I know my colleague from Montana wishes to speak, But before the Senator from Washington departs, I also want to acknowledge the good work of both of our staffs--and not just our staffs, but working with our colleagues on the House side and with so many Members. When you are going through the volume that we are talking about--some 114 different bills on the House side and the Senate side--it is extraordinarily tedious and difficult work, and I think we owe them all a great deal of thanks. But I also want to rise and thank Senator Cantwell, because in this next Congress she will be moving to another position as ranking member and I will not be working side-by-side with her as we have. I think it is important to note that on the difficult things that came before us, we didn't always start off in agreement, but we slogged through it and our teams stuck with it and slogged through it, and we got to where we are tonight. While it is not a good ending from my view, in that we weren't able to provide these counties, these communities, these people that have worked so hard the satisfaction they are seeking, the commitment to continue this until we are done is real, it is in place, it is intact, and it was agreed to tonight, and we are going to be moving forward in the first few weeks of January.…”