Political Quotes

“I said repeatedly on this floor that I take no joy in discord and disagreement. I am not one who is interested in obstruction. I come from a little State like Senator Coons, where we get along pretty well. We believe in the three Cs--communicate, collaborate, compromise. But you know what else gives me no joy? I get no joy from rising sea levels from New England to Miami that threatens our way of life. It threatens our way of life. I get no joy from fish advisories that keep us from eating fish in every State in this country. I get no joy being one of the States at the end of America's tailpipe, where we get all this pollution from other States and end up with higher costs and worse healthcare. I get no joy from the millions of kids who go to school this week with their inhalers because they have asthma. I get no joy from people who appear before us as nominees, take 1,000 questions for the Record, and give us answers that in too many cases are evasive, indirect, or incomplete. I get no joy from nominees who appear before us who pledge to provide information requested by us responsibly, including electronic media, and never give it to us, who fight for 2 years to make sure we never get it. I get no joy from those circumstances. Thomas Jefferson used to say: If the people know the truth, they will not make a mistake.…”