Political Quotes

“Mr. President, one of the great things about America is that two Senators with different outlooks, from different States, can come to the same conclusion, as we have on this legislation. What the Senator from South Carolina has just said is not only my hope and my prayer, but I hope it will be the hope of the whole of the Senate as we embark on the Nation's business next year. And let's see if we can get along. Let's see if we can work together in a civil way. Let's see if we can find that elusive consensus that has been so elusive in the course of these past very contentious and highly partisan and highly ideological years. Let's see if we can get it done. There is a lot to be done. I am going to have the privilege of serving with the new chairman of the Commerce Committee, John Thune of South Dakota. I will be the ranking Democrat on that committee. John and I have already started having personal and private conversations about working together and getting things done, and I am looking forward to it. So in the words of the Senator from South Carolina--of which he is very sincere--I want to echo those words, and I am not only sincere, I am very determined. Now, we will see if it works, but this we know: The people of this country want it to work, and they want us to work together. They are tired of this nonsense they see. So we come here late on a Friday night and we have in front of us our responsibility to spend taxpayer money, hopefully wisely and responsibly.…”