Political Quotes

“I wish to take a minute to congratulate a man who has been part of the Senate for a long time. With more than four decades of service to the Federal Government and some 32 years here in the Senate, a man by the name of Carl Fritter will retire today. He began his career at the Government Printing Office and gave 44 years of service to the Federal Government. He is respected by his colleagues in the Secretary's Office and admired throughout the Senate community for his craftsmanship. Carl learned the art of bookbinding as an apprentice in the Government Printing Office. He received special training in bookbinding from experts across the globe. In 1977, Carl was detailed to the Senate Library, where he eventually became Director of the Office of Conservation and Preservation. My son, during one of the summers, worked in that office, and that was a great experience. There he got to know Carl. In addition to binding and repairing books, he has built many beautiful boxes and other things. He is a modern-day artisan. It is amazing the things he has built and can build. He has built, for example, boxes to contain gavels, books, and other works of art. Later today when we swear in the new junior Senator from New Jersey, the oath book Vice President Biden will use to swear in Senator-elect Booker was made by Carl Fritter. I wish him the very best in his retirement.…”