Political Quotes

“I, as the Senator from Vermont, have been very reluctant over my 28 years in the Senate to support constitutional amendments. I think they are a matter of significant concern and should not be undertaken without significant need and only after it is concluded that the same result could not be accomplished statutorily. So it is after some considerable thought-- and, I might add, a considerable amount of work with the two primary sponsors of this amendment--that I have arrived at the point where I support this amendment.”