Political Quotes

“I am going to take just a minute, because time is running out, to talk about a couple of Senators. I rise to honor Senator Mark Pryor of Arkansas upon his departure from this institution. I have been in the Senate 28 years, and there has been a Pryor here for 22 of those years. I first worked with Mark's dad, David Pryor. David Pryor left this institution because he had quite a significant heart attack. What a fine Senator. I have said before, and I will say again, he was the best legislator I ever served with, whether during my experience in the State legislature of Nevada or here: David Pryor. He was very, very good. Six years after David left, Mark came. What a good legislator he is. He is just such a fine person. But it is no surprise to me that he followed in his dad's footsteps. After all, the Pryor family has worked as public servants in Arkansas for five generations. Mark's great- great-grandfather was a sheriff. Mark's great-grandfather was a sheriff. Mark's grandfather Edgar was a county sheriff also in Arkansas. In fact, just last year, an Arkansan said to Mark: ``I'm for Mark Pryor not because of his dad David but because of Edgar.'' That is how deep the Pryor roots run in Arkansas. On Mark's desk is a plaque that reads: ``Arkansas Comes First.'' This was a plaque that was on his dad's desk and that Mark put on his desk. This has been Mark's mission since he has been here--to put Arkansas first.…”