Political Quotes

“Madam President, good morning. I looked down, and the Presiding Officers have changed. It is nice to be here with you this morning. Our Presiding Officer is tied to the military--Army colonel, highly distinguished. She comes from Iowa and travels home every weekend. She covers every county in Iowa. In a year, I cover every county in Delaware, sometimes in a day. We only have 3; she has probably 100 or so. But we have the opportunity to go home frequently to our respective States and to be with our families and the folks we work for. I love doing it, and I know our Presiding Officer does as well. People come up to me--I go back and forth on the train just about every night and will do that tonight, as I did last night. I feel very fortunate to be able to be that close to my constituents. I serve in the Senate with my colleagues and actually live in my home State. It is a blessing. I think I am approachable. I know our Presiding Officer is. Senator Cornyn is approachable. People come up and talk to us all the time, which is good--which is good. Sometimes I just want to say hello. Sometimes I will ask them how they are doing. More often than not, lately, people say: I wouldn't want your job for anything. You have the worst job in the world. I say: No, no. I feel really lucky.…”