Political Quotes

“I congratulate our distinguished colleague, Senator Specter, as he is about to cast his 10,000th vote as a Senator. He is only the 30th Senator to reach this number of five digits. I have known Senator Specter for more than a quarter of a century. I have read his book. The book on his life is a remarkably impressive travel through his political career. He was a crime fighter as a district attorney. As far as lawyers go, the Specter genes are pretty good. The largest judgment in the history of the State of Nevada was a judgment his son received. His son is a prominent trial lawyer. Nevada knows the Specter name from more than Arlen. Arlen has always been a man of honor and integrity and a tremendous public servant. The State of Pennsylvania, of course, is home to some of our Nation's most significant political history--the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were drafted in Senator Specter's hometown of Philadelphia. No one has served that State longer than Senator Specter. I congratulate my friend Arlen Specter on making this historic milestone. It will make Pennsylvania proud. No one with whom I have served in the Senate has a better legal mind than Arlen Specter.”