Political Quotes

“to the floor staff, particularly the Parliamentarian, who worked so hard under not easy conditions. And especially because we had to do so much in such a short period of time, we thank you so. The clerks, the doorkeepers, the reporters--thank you. Thank you to the pages who worked over time to help us in this historic endeavor. You will tell your grandchildren you were here. You were here. Thank you to the cafeteria workers, custodial staff, and Capitol Police. The Senate can't function without all of you. And I thank the Office of Legislative Counsel, the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Congressional Budget Office. And, of course, I cannot forget my own staff--the best staff ever on Capitol Hill--and my Members know it. The Members know how good my staff is. I am so dedicated to them, the best in the business. Of course, every Senator thinks their staff is the best on Capitol Hill; but in my case, it happens to be true. To Mike Lynch, who has been with me all these years and is so strong and steadfast and steady; to his deputy chief and my deputy chief Erin Sager Vaughn, another person who has been here a very long time and is just amazing. We praise her for her EQ, among other talents. She told me that. To Martin Brennan, another like Mike Lynch--Mike Lynch and Martin Brennan have been with me just about since I started to be a Senator, and they are just such rocks in our office--incredible.…”