Political Quotes

“my heart is heavy, and I say that seriously, recognizing next year at this time Senator Domenici will be in the last few days of his 36-year service in the Congress of the United States. During 25 years of that, I have worked with him. My next year will be 26 years. As partisan as he is and as partisan as I am, we have worked toward meeting the demands of the State of Nevada, heavily involved in the defense of this country for decades, as is the State of New Mexico. In the process of our working together, we have helped the country. The safety and reliability of our nuclear stockpile as it exists today is a result--and I say this in no way to boast but to be factual--of what Senator Inouye and Senator Domenici and I put into effect as members of the Energy and Water Subcommittee on Appropriations. We do not need to dwell on this longer than to say his dedicated service to the country is something I recognize, the people of New Mexico and of our country will recognize for many years to come.”