Political Quotes

“I rise today to recognize the service of my longtime staff member and dear friend, Dusty Vaughan. After 14 years of service, he is turning a new page in what has been an impressive and dedicated career of service to the people of Nebraska. Dusty was the first person I hired after I was elected to represent District 43 in the Nebraska State Legislature in 2004. He served in my legislative office for my entire time in the unicameral, first as my legislative aide and then as legal counsel of the Transportation and Telecommunication Committee, which I chaired for 6 years. As a state senator, I relied on Dusty's expertise to make the best possible decisions that improved our State and helped Nebraska's families. Together we accomplished a lot. We got results and Dusty worked tirelessly to get the ``big stuff' done. Our proudest achievement from our legislative days was securing the passage of LB 84, the Build Nebraska Act, which dedicated a quarter cent of every sales tax dollar to a new highway fund in the State of Nebraska. This was a policy change for the State and is viewed as a major policy accomplishment in the last 40 years. In 2012, after I was elected by the people of Nebraska to serve in this Chamber, one of my first decisions was to make Dusty my State director. In the years that followed, when I wasn't here in Washington, I was likely travelling on the road with him across Nebraska.…”