Political Quotes

“I want the Senator from New Jersey to understand, before he leaves the floor, how appreciative I personally am, and the whole Senate is, for the work the Senator has done--not only in the Transportation appropriations--for many years. The Senator has set the pattern for transportation in the most rapidly growing State, Nevada. The Senator has been instrumental in the things we have been able to do with Senator Shelby, to come up with programs for the State of Nevada that have been remarkably efficient and good. In addition to that, before the Senator leaves, this may be the last opportunity we have to speak publicly on the Senator's behalf as to the things the Senator has done in relation to tobacco. I remember my children had respiratory problems and they hated to fly in an airplane. There was smoking and nonsmoking. That was a fallacy; it was all smoking. It is because of the Senator and his perseverance that we have people flying smoke free on airplanes all over the country. It is a crime to smoke a cigarette, as it should be, on an airplane. This is just one of many things, including gun control, that the Senator has done on the Environment and Public Works Committee. We have served together my entire 14 years in the Senate. The Senator has been a leader in the area dealing with the environment. I speak not only for me but the entire Senate in gratitude for the great work the Senator has done.”