Political Quotes

“Madam President, I know the Senator from Florida has things he wants to talk about, but I do want to take this opportunity to mention that I very much look forward to working with him. I think we have the potential for a real foundation, hopefully, for accomplishment on our committee. The Senator from Florida is someone who has an interest in working in a bipartisan way to get things done for our country. I know of his great interest, being from Florida, in the space program and NASA, in oceans. Oceans are not an issue we have to deal with a lot in South Dakota; it is an issue our committee deals with. It is an issue that is very important to a lot of our colleagues on the committee as well as the Senator from Florida. So I welcome the opportunity to work with him. As he mentioned, these are tough, thorny issues--telecommunications issues, transportation issues, the highway bill, FAA authorization, perhaps something on rail. There is a whole range of issues falling under the jurisdiction of the commerce committee that are going to require an extraordinary level not only of support from the members of our committee but a willingness on the part of those of us--the Senator from Florida and I--to hopefully craft an agenda to get things done for this country. I appreciate his kind words and would reciprocate by saying how much I look forward to working with him and hopefully to have a real record of accomplishment as we head into this next year.…”