Political Quotes

“I had a meeting with a number of Senators this morning, and one of the topics of conversation was the Presiding Officer's first speech--the so-called maiden speech--he gave last night. It was stunningly good, substantive, and it came from the heart. That is what many Senators told me this morning, and I agree. As I told the Presiding Officer last night, I had to go to a quick meeting, so I watched most of it from my office. The Senator's speech was so important. The speech focused on dealing with people who are in need. This good man, who is presiding over the Senate now, is a man of stature. He is extremely talented academically. He is a Stanford graduate and decided he would do public service. In the process of doing public service, he identified with the people who needed help. He moved into a neighborhood that you would not think a mayor of the city would live in, but he did that because he wanted to feel the pulse of the people. It is obvious from the speech given last night that the Presiding Officer does understand the pulse of the people of his State. We all admired him before he got here, and we admire him even more now. Measure Placed On The Calendar--S. 1982”