Political Quotes

“This is a masterful piece of legislation that was put together by the two managers of this bill; the chairman, Senator Boxer, ranking member Senator Inhofe. They have been in reverse rolls. Senator Inhofe was chairman of this committee. People complain about the Senate not working together on a bipartisan basis and perhaps that is true on a lot of occasions. But there are many occasions where we need to look at the glass being half full rather than being half empty, and here is an example of the glass being half full. This is a fine piece of legislation that is being pushed by two Senators with ideological bents that are totally different. Senator Boxer has one political philosophy, Senator Inhofe has another. But that is how things should work around here. Being a little bit personal about this, I think people recognize that Senator Ensign and I work very well together. We are not political soulmates, but we are friends and we work together. That is what has been accomplished. We don't have political soulmates, but they work together, giving and taking, and legislation is the art of compromise, consensus building. That is what this is. Senator Boxer didn't get all she wanted. Senator Inhofe didn't get all he wanted. But they got something good for this country.”