Political Quotes

“the election campaign in Arkansas this year which involved Tim Hutchinson and Mark Pryor put me in an awkward position. Former Senator David Pryor was one of my best friends when he was in the Senate. Tim Hutchinson has been a hard working, successful Senator who deserved to be reelected. The voters of Arkansas made their decision and Tim Hutchinson was not reelected. During his 6 years in the Senate, Tim was a forceful, articulate, and effective spokesman for the interests of his State. I observed him at close range, as a fellow member of the Agriculture Committee, speak out for the farmers of his State. He made sure the best programs possible were included in the farm bill last year for the rice, cotton, and soybean producers of his State. He gave particular attention to the interests of the aquaculture industry and the unfair efforts of the Vietnamese basa fish exporters to undermine years of catfish promotion efforts and market development success. In every instance when Tim Hutchinson argued for the interest of the citizens of his State, he did so with conviction and a seriousness of purpose that was very impressive to me.”