Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank my dear friend from Connecticut. He has made such an extraordinary contribution, not just to this bill but to this Senate over the years. I cannot say enough about him, his extraordinary integrity and passion that he brings to these subjects. Senator Merkley, on the proprietary trading language, of course, as the Senator from Connecticut has already recognized, is in the lead there and has been an absolutely great partner and leader on that. But I want to especially thank the Senator from Connecticut for his passion and for his--and I was very serious about the respect with which the Senator is held in this body. Without it, without that feeling about the Senator, as well as the cause the Senator espouses with others, obviously, we would not be where we are today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Connecticut.”