Political Quotes

“on behalf of Senator Daschle and this Senator from Nevada, I express our appreciation to the chairman of the Appropriations Committee not only for bringing the bill to the floor today but for your persistence, your wisdom, and your legislative abilities. You have worked very hard on all appropriations bills, this one in particular. We extend our appreciation to you for that. More generally, this is the first appropriations bill. There couldn't be one more timely and one that should be recognized than the one these two Senators put together. Senator Burns said he can remember when the bill was contentious. It is still contentious. But this is what legislation is all about. I was so happy to go to that conference committee. We spent just a little bit of time there. It was resolved quickly. That is what good legislation is all about. The example that was set I hope I can follow. Senator Domenici and I are working on energy and water and hope to have a conference that is even shorter than the one on the Interior bill.”