Political Quotes

“we just completed a vote that is a landmark for one of our Senators. Senator Paul Sarbanes cast his 11,000th vote. It was only a few days ago that we stopped the proceedings of the Senate to underline and underscore the voting record of the senior Senator from Vermont, Senator Leahy. Senator Sarbanes has decided not to run for reelection, as we all know, but what a legacy he has in the Senate. There is no one with a better academic record than Paul Sarbanes: Princeton University, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa; a Rhodes scholar; he studied, of course, because of that, at Oxford; Harvard Law School. Those who have had the privilege of working with Paul Sarbanes know that not only does he have this great intellect, he has so much common sense. Legislation he works on is detailed, very thorough. He, of course, is our ranking member of the Committee on Banking. I have traveled with the distinguished senior Senator from Maryland. We have traveled various parts of the world. I have fond memories of Paul Sarbanes and all the things he has done. His wife Chris is a wonderful, caring person, just like Paul. Even though I have a lot of stories, I share one with the Senate. One of the things people do not realize about Senator Sarbanes is his athletic ability. He is a great athlete. I was told a story about Senator Sarbanes that for me is a classic. I love baseball. I follow the history of baseball. In high school, he was a star baseball player.…”