Political Quotes

“I speak on my behalf and on the behalf of the senior Senator from Illinois, Senator Carol Moseley-Braun, in support of this nomination of Bill Daley to be our new Secretary of Commerce. Bill Daley, of course, is well known in the city of Chicago and across this Nation. The Daley name carries with it certain connotations of political leadership, mainly positive, maybe some negative on a national basis. But those of us who know what the Daley legacy has been in the State of Illinois feel that it is overwhelmingly positive because of the contribution that has been made to our State, to the city of Chicago, and to this Nation by the Daley family over the last few decades. It has been significant, significant in this respect: The Daley family has been willing to step forward into public service to face the slings and arrows that public figures face, and to lead. And they have led, led our great city of Chicago forward, not only under Mayor Richard J. Daley but now Richard M. Daley, and through the other members of the Daley family.”