Political Quotes

“if I may thank the Senator from North Dakota but also say there isn't anything that I agree to out here that doesn't have the full consent of the Republican leader. So even though Senator McConnell and I in public kick and bite and scratch and all those things, I have the ability to work with him on issues, which makes it possible for us to get business done outside the press and a lot of times Senators. I really appreciate my friend from North Dakota. He and I came to the Senate together. I can remember the first time I saw Kent Conrad. It was in the LBJ Room. It wasn't named the LBJ Room at the time. We were there for the purpose of indoctrination--I don't know the right word-- but we were nominees of our parties. We were running for the Senate in 1986. Neither one of us was expected to get elected. We were both long shots. He was running against an incumbent Senator. I was running against President Reagan and Paul Laxalt. But we surprised them; we won. We have such a warm relationship. I love Lucy, his wife. When we first came here, a lot of people mixed up Landra and Lucy because they are both short, somewhat dark complected, but we don't mix them up. I say to the people watching C-SPAN, the only Senators in this Chamber are Senator Conrad, Senator Reid, and Senator Stabenow. Senator Stabenow has indicated in a meeting we just completed that she said the right thing at the right time to help us get to where we are today.”