Political Quotes

“I join with my colleagues in paying tribute to Howard Greene for the service that he has provided this body. My personal association with Howard goes back to my election to the Senate and coming to this body in 1980. I had little association with Washington, DC, and little association with Senate procedure, and I found Howard extraordinarily talented in addressing the egos of some 100 individual Members of this body. He always reminded me of a person who had the ability to keep all the balls up in the air, all at once if necessary, and in meeting the needs, the desires, not only of the Members during the normal course of business, but oftentimes it would be necessary to phone him after hours. I found him more than willing to go beyond just accommodating Members in the normal activities of our daily lives, but to make an effort to accommodate the needs of family and family members. I think it is fair to say that as I look back on my career in the Senate, approaching some 16 years, I look back on it with fond memories of my association with Howard.”