Political Quotes

“While the ranking member and the chairman are in the Chamber, I wish to express my appreciation--and I think that of the entire Senate--for the bipartisan bill that is now going to be part of this highway bill. These two men--the senior Senator from Alabama and the senior Senator from Maryland--are legislators. They are experienced. They understand when there is a time to be partisan and when there is a time not to be partisan. They understand when it is important to move forward for the good of this country. And that is what they did. Without their leadership, we could not be in our present position. We have the highway portion of this bill that has been laid down. We have a few of our little technical things to do before they are joined together perfectly, but the transit portion of the bill--they are both excellent pieces of legislation. The transit portion of the bill affects all of our country. As the Presiding Officer knows, the city of Las Vegas--and Reno to a lesser extent--is very dependent on transit moneys now. I cannot say enough to express my personal appreciation and that of the Senate for the work done by these two fine men. This is good legislation. I hope we can move forward on it quickly.”