Political Quotes

“I wish to follow my colleague from Alabama and speak for just a few minutes about our friend and colleague, Senator Mikulski, who celebrates her milestone through her public service to the people of Maryland. I asked my staff to go to the Web page for Senator Mikulski, her Senate office, and I came across one paragraph which I wish to read to my colleagues, if I may. It says: Barbara Mikulski has never forgotten her roots. Throughout her career she has returned each night to her home State of Baltimore, Maryland. From community activist to U.S. Senator, she has never changed her view that all politics is indeed local and that her job is to serve the people in their day- to-day needs as well as prepare this country for the future. Sometimes people have come to Congress over the years and they come understanding clearly that our job is to serve. Over time, somehow they lose that thought a little bit and it is less clear who is to be served and who is to be the servant. She has never forgotten who the servant is. She knows she came as a servant, and she will leave someday as a servant--hopefully, not anytime soon. If we ask most people around here what are maybe one or two words that best describe Barbara Mikulski, I think a lot of people would say she is a fighter. Let me just say, if someone is an advocate for a particular cause, she is the person one wants in the foxhole with them.…”