Political Quotes

“15 months ago I told Bob Dole I would enthusiastically support his quest for the Presidency of the United States. We see in his quest for the Presidency that he now has left the Senate of the United States. I think all of us have so many emotions that we are feeling today. I know the Nation, the Senate, and I would regret the day when the clerk would call the roll and the name of Bob Dole would no longer be called. That day has now arrived. It would be easy to dwell on the truth that the Senate will lose a man that history will hold in a place of great honor. Rather, I think it is more important that we celebrate Bob Dole's victories, his leadership, his humor, and his ability to get things done. Mr. President, I want to discuss for a moment, then, a personal experience that I had with Senator Dole. It was with great pride and honor when Senator Dole designated my legislation to stop unfunded Federal mandates, S. 1. As we all know, the significance, of course, is that this denotes a majority leader's stamp of approval in his priority on legislation. A majority leader does not want his bill that he has designated 'No. 1' to fail. Having said that, it is all the more remarkable that he chose my legislation because I had only been here 2 years. I had no track record. It would have been far safer for Senator Dole to choose some of the seasoned veteran Senators, such as Senator Domenici, Senator Roth, or Senator Hatfield, to carry this type of legislation.”