Political Quotes

“When the 105th Congress convened this past January, I was 12th. What a difference 22 years make. My 22 years of service to the people of Kentucky, as their U.S. Senator, has been during a remarkable period in history. We have witnessed the end of the cold war and the fall of the Berlin Wall. We have witnessed a technological boom that was unthinkable 22 years ago and we've witnessed the growth of democracy in practically every underdeveloped nation in the world. We have also seen the cost of a college education skyrocket. We have seen the cost of medical care skyrocket. And last but not least, we've seen the cost of a political campaign skyrocket. The average cost of a U.S. Senate race in 1974, the first year I ran, was less than $450,000. The average cost of a Senate race last year was approximately $4.5 million. There is no job, especially the job of public servant, that is worth or deserves the effort necessary to raise and spend that much money.”