Political Quotes

“I rise to also express my appreciation for Senator Mike Johanns and for his wife Stephanie. I first met Mike shortly after I was elected Governor of my State. At that time Mike was serving as Governor of Nebraska. Right away when I went and visited with Mike I could tell this was somebody who was not only somebody we could count on but who had the right motivation in public service, had great ideas, and was somebody I could look to as a mentor, and I have ever since. From his experience at the local level as commissioner, then as mayor, then as Governor, then as Secretary of Agriculture, and then as a Senator, Mike has been somebody all of us have counted on and somebody whose advice we have sought when we wrestled with tough decisions. So I just want to add my voice as well to the others who have expressed our appreciation for Senator Mike Johanns and for Stephanie and to say how much we are going to miss him. We are going to miss him not only on a personal level--because he is a great guy and a great friend and somebody we can count on--but we are going to miss his advice, his counsel, his participation in this process on behalf of the American people. I think Mike epitomizes the kind of approach we need to have in this body to get work done--to listen, to think carefully, and to remember always that we work for the American people, and he has a long and distinguished career doing that.…”