Political Quotes

“The senior Senator from New Mexico and I have served together on the Appropriations Committee since I came here. He is certainly someone from whom I have learned a great deal. I am fortunate to have been on the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee with the Senator from New Mexico for many years. We have been the chairman and ranking member off and on over those time periods. After Senator Byrd, no one has as much experience as the Senator from New Mexico. I say to the Senator, you are a peacemaker. I understand that. Legislation is the art of compromise. I say to my friend from New Mexico, this is not an issue with which I have been heavily involved, but we do know the House has passed a very tough provision. In effect, what their provision says is no Mexican trucks coming to the United States, whereas the Senator from Alabama and the Senator from Washington have come up with a provision that is much softer than the House provision. My point is, I cannot understand why this matter is not taken to conference and worked out there.”