Political Quotes

“before he leaves the floor, I would like to make a few comments about Senator Baucus. Our part of the world has sent to the Senate some of our most distinguished and thoughtful Members. The great Pacific Northwest sent Wayne Morse from my home State to the Senate and Warren Magnuson and Scoop Jackson of Washington State. I note that Senator Cantwell is here. Frank Church of Idaho was sent to Washington, and, of course, Mike Mansfield, Senator Baucus's mentor and pioneer in terms of promoting closer relations between our country and Asia. It is very fitting that this afternoon Max Baucus joins that very special group of Senators from our part of the United States. Second, I wish to caution Senators on one point, and the distinguished Senator from Utah and I have had a little bit of a laugh about this. Max is exceptionally friendly, and he always tells Senators: Our paths are going to cross again. I look forward to working with you in the days ahead. And Senator Hatch and I just want everyone here in the Senate: However close you are to Senator Baucus, that doesn't mean every Senator can insist that Max come back from China to talk about the latest twist in the debate about currency manipulation or some other issue. The last point I want to mention is a personal one.…”