Political Quotes

“the tragic death of our colleague, Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, was such a sudden shock to all of us. It was hard to believe he had died. Paul was so full of life, and full of energy and enthusiasm. It was so incongruous, so unbelievable, that his life could be needed so abruptly. But, it was, and we continue to grieve and to miss him. Paul and I were friends. We also collaborated on legislation to help farmers and to find a cure for Parkinson's Disease and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. We often talked about our strategy for accelerating the research that is so important to the effort to conquer these threats to human life. He traveled to my State to see for himself the plight of the poor in the Mississippi Delta. He was sincerely interested in helping alleviate the burdens and problems faced by the poor people who lived in the Delta. I told him about the initiatives we had started and let him know I shared his concerns and that we were trying some new approaches such as the Delta Regional Initiative. Senator Wellstone will always be appreciated for the efforts he made to help those who needed help the most.”