Political Quotes

I come to the floor as the vice chair of the Committee on Appropriations. That means I am the Democratic leader on appropriations for this session of Congress, and next to me is the distinguished Senator from Vermont, Mr. Leahy, who will…

it looks like this week is coming to an end in terms of legislative efforts--or the lack thereof--in the House and in the Senate. I want everyone to know what this week was. It seemed like the week of disruption. We had a filibuster in the…

Thank you very much, Mr. President and Vice President. Well, Mr. President, we all take pleasure in calling you that. Mr. Vice President, Senator, foreign policy guru, the Senator who was tough on crime but a soft touch when it came to…

That is the way we talk here. I thank the gentlelady from California for her kind words. We have been together through thick, thin, and the attempt to get thin, and that story about bending at the waist is a true one. I am not the person…