Political Quotes

“I rise to pay tribute to my dear friend, Congressman John Sarbanes. Next Congress will be the first without a Sarbanes representing Maryland in 54 years. The Sarbanes family will be sorely missed in this body. I had the great fortune to working with John's father, the late Senator Paul Sarbanes, who is referred to as ``The Senator's Senator.'' I met Paul when he first ran for public office in 1966. We both were elected to the Maryland General Assembly that year, and we became good friends. Delegate Sarbanes at that point made a name for himself on the house judiciary committee in the Maryland General Assembly and was a rising star from his first day in the Maryland General Assembly. He shortly thereafter ran for the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served three terms, then moved over to the Senate where he served for five terms with a very distinguished record. His service in the House occurred during the Watergate scandal, and his time in the Senate marked by the Enron scandal. During both periods of crisis, Senator Sarbanes stepped into the breach as a steady hand to help regain the American peoples' confidence in their institutions. Like his father, Congressman Sarbanes' legacy in Congress has been focused on protecting the integrity of our Nation's most cherished institutions. John is the product of a household ethic of public service. That is evident in his actions in Congress and how he conducts himself as a public official.…”