Political Quotes

“Madam President, while the Senator from Georgia is still on the Senate floor, I want to say it is great to have him back. He has been back for a couple of weeks, but he had some pretty serious health challenges and it is good to see him back on his feet and in full voice. He mentioned in his remarks for the first time about 3 days ago the home buyers tax credit, which actually expanded a little bit the second time through, is coming to a halt, and we are seeing this enormous volume in terms of sales of homes in this country in no small part because of his leadership on this issue over the last year or two. I was pleased as a former member of the Banking Committee to be involved in that and encourage my colleagues to support what was a very good idea. The other thing I want to say while he is still on the floor is, he and I don't agree on everything, but we agree on a lot of stuff. I would like to invoke the 80-20 rule, which Senator Mike Enzi from Wyoming talks about. I used to say to him: Why do you and Ted Kennedy-- when he, Senator Kennedy, was with us; they were senior Democratic and Republican on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee--I would say to Mike Enzi, he is one of the most conservative Members of the Senate, and Ted Kennedy, arguably one of the most liberal Members of the Senate: How come you and he can get so much done in a very productive committee, regardless of whether Ted Kennedy was the chairman or Mike Enzi was the chairman?…”