Political Quotes

“let me say at the outset to my friend from North Dakota, whom I served with in the House of Representatives, he has been not only our floor manager of debate during the course of this 105th Congress, but he has also been an active leader for his State. The leadership he showed along with Senator Conrad, as well as Senators Daschle and Johnson of South Dakota, during the crisis that faced their States earlier when they dealt with floods and fires--it seems like all the furies at once--was the type of leadership that is extraordinary, and I thank him for that. I know we are going to have even more discussion in the days ahead about the current agricultural crisis in his State. I see his colleague, Senator Conrad, on the floor and I know that they are going to carefully monitor the debate going on now about an omnibus spending bill to try to do their best to help struggling farmers in their State--and, I add, in my State of Illinois, which has its own share of difficulties. I have brought to the floor here a volume, which those of us in the Senate know very well, and perhaps those in the gallery may recognize, and those at home may find new. It is ``The History of the U.S. Senate'' compiled by one of our colleagues here, Senator Robert Byrd. He is the preeminent Senate historian. He has written this history to try to capture what the Senate means and what it has meant to the United States. I have seen it several times, and I have read portions of it.…”