Political Quotes

“when major measures like this are considered on the floor, it is usually boilerplate for each side to say nice things about the counterpart. In the case of the VA-HUD bill--this is a very difficult bill--I say without reservation, and not as a matter of mere formality, that one of the great benefits I have in working through a very, very difficult bill is that I have the distinguished Senator from Maryland as my ranking member. She has helped me a great deal learn and understand many of the great challenges in this bill from her position as having chaired this committee. She has presented to us, in very workable fashion, a number of the concerns we have been able to meet in this bill, and I really could not be here with this difficult a bill in as good a shape as I believe it is without her support. It has been absolutely invaluable to me to have her assistance and that of her able staff.”