Political Quotes

“my seatmate here, Pat Roberts, is going to be missed not just by the whole Senate, not by the Nation, not by the people of Kansas, but by a lot of us he keeps going day-to-day and has for a long time. I first met Pat Roberts in 1979. I had just been elected in 1978 to the U.S. House of Representatives. As has been said here today, he was the chief of staff of distinguished Congressman Keith Sebelius, who was well recognized and well respected on both sides of the aisle. Pat was his chief of staff. Our paths crossed later when he was elected to the Senate. We served on the Intelligence Committee together and on other committees. He is unique. That wit of his, I think--the humor--is genetic. He has a daughter who is like that, which is wonderful, I think. I told Pat one time: That must be an inherited characteristic. He smiled. He understood. Yet Pat Roberts is a lot more than just a little humor to me; he is a serious person. He has had, as you know, a distinguished career as a Kansas State graduate, a Marine officer, a staffer, a Congressman, and one who has chaired both Ag Committees in the House and Senate, which has never been done--40 years of elected office between the House and the Senate. We are going to miss you, Pat. I am going to miss you. I have sat here with you, and I have sat all over the Senate with you.…”