Political Quotes

“there are moments in the history of every legislative body when the members, and the public, are forcefully reminded that the achievements of the body as a whole have depended significantly upon the skills and the leadership of a single individual. One of those moments has arrived for the Delaware State Senate with the decision of State Senator Richard S. Cordrey not to seek reelection in 1996, after 30 years of public service. That his colleagues have long recognized his outstanding personal qualities is made clear by the fact that for 24 of those 30 years, Senator Cordrey has served as president pro tempore of the Delaware Senate--an exceptional tenure in that office that is unrivaled in Delaware's history or among his counterparts in other States. As no one knows better than those of us who serve in the U.S. Senate, such extended recognition of legislative leadership is a certain sign of a rare and enduring trust, and Senator Cordrey's legislative record demonstrates why he has been for so long accorded that trust--fully 80 percent of the bills he has introduced in the Delaware Senate have been passed by both houses of the Delaware General Assembly and signed into law by one of the five Delaware Governors who have held office since Senator Cordrey first entered the Delaware Senate. I doubt that any of us here, or any of our predecessors in this Senate could claim equivalent legislative success.…”