Political Quotes

“Madam President, most of our colleagues have finished, a lot of them packed up and are heading back to their home States to begin the August recess. I wish them all well, especially the one who just preceded me on the floor tonight. I stand between the staff here and the pages who are wrapping up their summer with us--at least a month with us. They will be heading back to their home States across America. We had one of our pages--a page, actually, in the last group, at the beginning of the summer--from Delaware, and we are very proud of her and all the ones who have been here. I have told them they are among the best group we have ever had-- even that guy from Arkansas, whose mom used to sit right down here in the row next to Mark Pryor and me. I thank the staff for their hard work throughout the course of this year. I think we are in a good place, and the Senate is starting to act more like the Senate of old. We are beginning to govern a little more from the center, and Democrats and Republicans are looking to find new ways to work together on a wide range of issues. I am especially pleased with the progress we made on the Federal student loan program, again trying to make sure the program is available and at a reasonable interest rate cost to help make sure a lot of students, young and old, if they need help, can sign up for student loans late this summer and fall and then go back to school and complete their education. Senator Enzi used the numbers 80-20.…”