Political Quotes

“Mr. President, a lot of Members went the route of the managers' amendment because we like to accommodate the requests of our appropriators, and to be accommodating to them we did not bring it up. Frankly, I have just learned a lesson here: I have to force a vote during the course of this bill. I have relied upon the good faith of Ted Stevens--and his faith is good. He stood by me the whole time. Ron Wyden and I are talking about a national emergency that we think exists in our area. You saw on national TV an Air Force Reserve helicopter crash trying to save nine people, all but three of whom lost their lives. The day before, they saved a person on Mount Rainier. This is almost a daily occurrence. The Air Force proposes to move away from the Northwest. We need it there. We need it there. When we have the chance to bring this issue up again in another context, I hope you will remember us. It is one of the few military assets the State of Oregon has at all.”