Bob Dole: “I have known Bob Rubin for many years. He is a man of honesty and integrity who is certainly qualified to be Treasury…”

“I have known Bob Rubin for many years. He is a man of honesty and integrity who is certainly qualified to be Treasury Secretary. Mr. Rubin has an excellent background as a lawyer, an investment banker, and most recently as the assistant to the President for economic policy. His reputation on Wall Street, and more recently here in Washington, DC portrays a man who is not only hard-working and capable--but an effective consensus builder. As we heard this morning in the Senate Finance Committee hearing, Bob Rubin is rare in that he has shown humility, and his self-effacing attitude toward getting things done has earned the respect of many of us on Capitol Hill. If his frank and candid performance at the Senate Finance Committee is any indication of how he will serve as the Secretary of the Treasury, I believe that the U.S. Congress will have a Secretary who is not only capable, but will listen to us and engage in dialog that will be honest and fair. I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this nomination.”