Political Quotes

“I wish to take a few minutes today to honor my colleague, the senior Senator from New Mexico, Jeff Bingaman, as he retires from a long career of service to our country. For 30 years Senator Bingaman has been a dedicated representative of the people of New Mexico, but for 26 of those years he was the junior Senator from New Mexico. The only person I know of who was a junior Senator longer than Senator Bingaman was Fritz Hollings. He was a junior Senator for many decades to Strom Thurmond. But 26 years as a junior Senator still makes you a fairly senior Senator. Jeff served alongside Senator Pete Domenici, the longest serving Senator in New Mexico's history. Until 2009 he was the most senior junior Senator. Jeff Bingaman has never been one to get hung up on titles and credits. If there was ever a conscience of this body, it is Jeff Bingaman, a man who has been called by others, including Byron Dorgan, a workhorse. That is really true. For three decades he has quietly but diligently fought for the people of New Mexico and this country. American industrialist Henry Kaiser once gave this bit of advice: ``When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.'' And that is Jeff Bingaman. That could have been written for Jeff Bingaman by Henry Kaiser. That has been Jeff Bingaman's motto for years. He is not one for flashy press conferences. Most of the time he is too busy. Jeff learned humility in the small town of Silver City, NM, where he grew up.…”