Political Quotes

“along with Senator Hutchison and Senator Wyden, I am pleased to submit this resolution to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the William Randolph Hearst U.S. Senate Youth Program. As the first graduate of the program to become a U.S. Senator, I can honestly say that the week I spent in Washington in 1971, as one of two delegates from Maine, profoundly influenced my life and career. Even though my family has a long and proud tradition of public service-- my great grandfather, my grandfather and my father all served in the State legislature, and both of my parents served as mayor of Caribou, ME--it was a week I spent in Washington with the Senate Youth Program that caused me to seriously consider a career in the public sector. For the past 35 years, the Senate Youth Program has selected two of the brightest and most active students in each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense schools abroad to spend a week learning about our Nation's government first-hand.”