Political Quotes

“I thank my colleague, the ranking member on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. He is really a friend on not only energy matters but on so many of the other initiatives we have worked on. As he mentioned, every now and again, our two States might see things differently, but we have come to understand where we come from, what we bring to the table, and figure out how we can work together collaboratively and then set that collaborative tone for the full committee as a whole. I appreciate the opportunity to highlight a few of the accomplishments we as a committee have achieved over this past year. We had a holiday lunch at the first of this week with both of our staffs assembled--had some good food--and I was able to share with all of the staffs that I felt like we were the committee that was kind of like ``The Little Engine that Could''--the children's storybook wherein the tiny little engine is kind of plugging along. We are not typically the headline-grabbing committee in this Senate, but just like the little engine, we kind of put our heads down and get to work, and we achieve a lot. In our case, even in a divided time, we are seeing good, strong bipartisan legislation that is helping just about every Member of our Senate in all areas of the country. Think about where we started off this year. You will recall that it was unfortunately in the midst of a government shutdown.…”