Political Quotes

“I want to offer, first of all, my thanks to Senator Feinstein, my teammate here in the Senate. On this earthquake issue, we have worked together, seriously, night and day, and I am very gratified that we see perhaps a milestone here today that we will get the help that is needed to our people, and not only to our people in California, but to others in the country who rely on this supplemental. I also thank Senator Byrd, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee. He moved with deliberate speed--and that has meant a great deal to Senator Feinstein and me--when we phoned him in the middle of what has been a very shattering experience for so many of our people. I want to say the same to Senator Mikulski, who placed a call to us in the very early hours as we were just finding out how badly we were damaged. I also want to thank Senator Reid, if he would give me that opportunity, because Senator Reid sat in on the first hearing in a series of two that were held on the damage to California.”