Political Quotes

“I welcome back the Presiding Officer, the President pro tempore of the Senate. I hope he and all of my colleagues had a restful and productive week with the instate work that was done during the 10 days we were gone. It was a pleasure to meet and spend time with my constituents in Nevada over the break and with my family. I had a wonderful time with my family. Four of my children were there--actually, five were there for a short period of time, all five of them. We had a wonderful Fourth of July at my son's home. Everyone was there--neighbors. There was a great party. My grandson set off the fireworks. I am not going to ask where he got them, but there were a lot of fireworks and there was a lot of fun. It was a real celebration. Everywhere I went I saw immense enthusiasm for this historic bipartisan immigration reform bill we passed before the Fourth of July. Often I heard how pleased Nevadans were to finally see bipartisanship in the Senate. They saw bipartisanship blossom. This has happened far too rarely in recent years. Americans of all political stripes are united behind the need for commonsense reform. Even a large majority of Republicans believes immigration reform will be good for the economy and good for national security. As everyone here knows, I don't often tout the accomplishments of President Bush--Bush No. 2--but I really appreciate what he did at the first public event at his new library in Texas.…”