Political Quotes

“Colleagues, let me tell you where we are. Your Environment and Public Works Committee, for the first time, voted out a landmark bill, the Lieberman-Warner bill. We did that after 25 hearings. We had everyone come before us. It was extraordinary. From the leading scientists, to State government officials, to mayors, to business leaders, to folks who run utilities, to religious leaders, it was extraordinary--environmental organizations. We listened and we asked questions and we voted. Now, the day that Senator Warner decided he believed part of his legacy on national security had to include global warming, he stepped out and he came to me, after he had already talked to Senator Lieberman, and said: I want to be on this team. He said: I will be with you through thick and thin. We have had thick and we have had thin. We have had great moments and tough moments. And we are kind of in a tough moment now because we so want to complete work on this bill. It is going to be a very tough road for us to be able to do that. I went over to my friend, Senator Warner, and I told him, first of all, what a joy it has been to work with him on this because our lives in the Senate have kind of taken us in different directions. But now, we finally had a chance to work together. You could not have a better colleague. You could not have a more loyal friend. When he says something, he sticks with it.”