Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the substitute amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 4666) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Mount Stevens and Ted Stevens Icefield Designation Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) Theodore ``Ted'' Fulton Stevens, who began serving in the Senate 9 years after Alaska was admitted to Statehood, represented the people of the State of Alaska with distinction in the Senate for over 40 years from 1968 to 2009 and played a significant role in the transformation of the State of Alaska from an impoverished territory to a full-fledged State through the assistance he provided in building energy facilities, hospitals and clinics, roads, docks, airports, water and sewer facilities, schools, and other community facilities in the State of Alaska, which earned him recognition as ``Alaskan of the Century'' from the Alaska Legislature in 2000; (2) Ted Stevens distinguished himself as a transport pilot during World War II in support of the ``Flying Tigers'' of the United States Army Air Corps, 14th Air Force, earning 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses and other…”