Political Quotes

“now, before we move on, I would like to acknowledge a rare milestone that is just about to be achieved on this coming vote in the Senate. Our dear colleague from Maine, Senator Susan Collins, will cast her nine-thousandth consecutive rollcall vote. (Applause, Senators rising.) She has never--never--missed a single rollcall vote in her entire career. Who else can claim that? Raise your hand. Even the freshmen can't claim that. I congratulate Senator Collins on this historic accomplishment. It puts her in rare company in the history of the Chamber. Senator Collins and I, of course, belong to different parties, but she has the enormous respect of those of us on this side of the aisle as well as her own colleagues. And I have been grateful for the chance to work with her in recent years on many issues. So we all have applauded her great work. I yield the floor to my colleague and friend, Senator McConnell. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican leader. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I would like to thank the majority leader for his acknowledgement of this historic moment. The senior Senator from Maine, our good friend, is about to cast, as we all know, her nine-thousandth consecutive rollcall vote. Quite literally, as the occupant of the Chair knows, Senator Collins has never failed to discharge the most fundamental duty of her office.…”