Political Quotes

“let me initially state I have the highest respect for Pat Roberts, with whom I served for a number of years on the Ethics Committee. I served with him in the House of Representatives. I also have the highest respect and the deepest admiration for Jay Rockefeller, a man who has devoted his life to government and who, as I have indicated, I admire greatly. But the American people must understand this memo that has been talked about was somehow stolen from the offices of Senator Rockefeller and his people who work in the Intelligence Committee. It was purloined--I used the word stolen--and then made public by the majority. I think one of the things we should consider here, in addition to what is in the memo, is how this information was taken. How it was obtained and how that came to be is something the Intelligence Committee should really be concerned about because, as a number of Senators have spoken about this afternoon, the information that is spoken of in the Intelligence Committee, the memos, letters, and other information that is in the Intelligence Committee, has to remain secret. It has to be something that is within the confines of that office. That wasn't done in this instance.…”