Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Washington State for yielding, and I thank the leader for her remarks. Jane Harman and I have known each other for almost half a century. We in fact grew up together in many ways, became involved in public service, and I have seen her grow into one of the great leaders in this country on issues of national security. National security is one of the most bipartisan issues with which we deal. Everyone knows that we swear an oath to defend the Constitution and laws of this Nation, and that we have a responsibility to ensure the safety of our country and the safety of our people. Few among us have taken more to heart that responsibility than Jane Harman of California. Jane, of course, as all of you know, served on the Intelligence Committee. She served on the Intelligence Committee as ranking member for a long period of time. And if you ask the people in the intelligence community or in the defense community--and of course she served on the staff of the Department of Defense as well in a number of administrations--they will tell you that Jane Harman is as knowledgeable, as incisive, as thoughtful, as analytical as anybody with whom they have dealt in the Congress of the United States. We will be a lesser Congress for her leaving us and have less of an expertise, although many experts we still have.…”