Political Quotes

“I would like to extend my very warm feelings for the service that Reverend Halverson has extended to me and to my colleagues. One of the challenges in life is to be able to approach it holistically. We tend to focus on that thing for which we have a particular responsibility. In our case, our responsibility to represent our constituents in the Nation in the U.S. Senate. What Reverend Halverson has so appropriately reminded Members is we also have broader reins of responsibility--responsibilities of a spiritual nature, responsibilities of a human nature, particularly our responsibilities within our own families. That constant reminder of our broad range of responsibilities has been one of his gifts to me. It will be a gift that I will continue to draw strength from. I wish the reverend well in his own next stage of life. As I told him personally a few moments ago, I hope that he will be able to include some of the warmth of our State--not only its climate--in our appreciation of his service.”