Political Quotes

“Well, that is, ``Anything provided.'' The phrase ``anything provided'' does not sound like a bequest to me. The Senator may be right. He may be right. And I must tell you that bequests from a lobbyist are not my principal concern with this bill. I can tell you it is the stuff of a lawsuit, it is the stuff of embarrassment to Senators--not the bequest business, but you can get a bequest from a nonlobbyist but not from a lobbyist under the bill. Suppose some lobbyist did want to make a bequest to somebody. Why are we dealing with that? Does the American public have the perception that lobbyists are dying and leaving bequests to United States Senators or employees thereof? Why are we dealing with such trivia in this bill? Let me tell you some of the things I have been to this past year and that are the regular stuff of politics in Louisiana. We had a Black Caucus lunch, you know. I guess they wanted to lobby me and I wanted to lobby them. I say Black Caucus Lunch, actually they were going to give me an award for what I have done for historically black colleges and universities. We had a Louisiana sheriff's dinner. They come up every now and then. I can tell you we discussed everything, we told jokes, we had some fun. The CPA's had a lunch up here. I have a friend who was a national president of a CPA organization. I do not remember what they said, but they had it. The board of directors of the Shreveport Chamber come up every year. That is my hometown. They have a dinner.…”