Political Quotes

“There have been, as the Senator indicated, a number of people who have worked very hard on domestic violence. Senator Joe Biden authored the original legislation and has been a model for what has transpired since then. I say in the presence of the Senator from Minnesota that since he came to the Senate, this has been an issue he has worked on passionately. I appreciate the work he has done. The Senator from Minnesota mentioned his wife Sheila. I remember the work the two of them have done together. I remember the display they put in the Russell Building, which certainly dramatized the need for continuing the work in this area. There are many unique partnerships in America today, but one of those that I admire greatly is that of Paul and Sheila Wellstone. They have worked on these issues together. I think it goes without saying that the good work the Senator has done would not be as good but for the involvement of his wife.”