Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank Senator Blunt for his leadership and for bringing this nomination to the floor. I wish also to thank Senator Schumer and the manner in which it was handled by the Rules Committee. The staff did a lot of work, and I thank all who were involved in bringing this nomination forward. We have heard from my colleagues, Senator Mikulski and Senator Blunt, about the extraordinary qualifications of Dr. Hayden. She has the academic credentials, experience, and proven leadership, as we saw with the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore and what she was able to do. I wish to add one more dimension to this, if I might, and that is the person she is. She is admired by all. She knows how to bring people together. She has incredible people skills in addition to having the technical skills to be an extraordinary CEO and to manage a complex operation. The Library of Congress is a complex operation. It takes a great deal of management skills. She has received many acknowledgements and awards during her career, but the one that I think perhaps speaks to her character the most was when the Daily Record gave her the award for the most admired CEO 2 years ago. That is a hard award to get, and it just shows that she knows how to lead--but to lead in an effective way. Quite frankly, the Library of Congress, I think, will benefit from those skills and use those skills very effectively.…”