Political Quotes

“Too many Senators want to leave by 1 o'clock or 12 o'clock or 11 o'clock a.m., on Fridays. That is what gives the majority leader headaches. I sympathize with the majority leader. Here is one Senator that will not object to being here on Monday or to votes late on Fridays or early on Mondays or if we go beyond October 1, if we have to. I always take the position that the work here comes first. We have to get the people's work done. I have a campaign, too. What better campaigning can I do than having the people of West Virginia know I am here on the job? I thank the Senator from Vermont for putting his finger right on the problem. It makes it so difficult for any majority leader to keep his equanimity and sense of purpose and be able to come back to a commonsense point of gravity as he tries to deal with this problem of trying to accommodate every Tom, Dick, and Harry of the Senate. I hope the majority leader will stop apologizing to Members because we have to stay here and work. That is not his fault. That is our business. That is why I am elected.”