Political Quotes

“I rise today in support of the amendment offered today by my colleague from Arizona that puts the Senate clearly on record in support of eliminating parking at National and Dulles Airports. My only regret is that this amendment is only a sense of the Senate and is not, in fact, binding. It is impossible to explain to residents of this country why elected officials deserve or warrant the special perk of being able to pull into a busy parking lot at Dulles or National Airport--and get free parking at any hour of the day. It is time to ban this needless special perk. In addition, at both National and Dulles, significant amounts of construction are currently underway. Traffic in and out is tremendous, and access to parking lots is tough, particularly on a busy Friday evening. Imagine the frustration that tourists--all of them a constituent of one Senator or another--must feel as they struggle with their luggage, get out of a parking lot bus and look over their shoulder to see an empty or half-empty parking lot marked with a sign that says: 'Reserved Parking: Supreme Court Justices, Members of Congress, Diplomatic Corps.'”