Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to a special class of people who are critical to the success of any U.S. Senator. During the recent Super Bowl game, one advertisement stood out among all the others. It was an advertisement based on a tribute taken from the great American Paul Harvey. It was entitled ``So God Made a Farmer.'' While I respect and admire farmers greatly, especially those I know from Utah, I am also certain that my colleagues in this Chamber will agree that when it comes to this institution, we can rightly change that statement ever so slightly to say, ``So God Made a Chief of Staff.'' My first chief of staff Spencer Stokes is returning to Utah. He is also returning to his family and to private life after 2 extraordinary years serving me in my office. I offer this in tribute to him and to all great chiefs of staff who labor here on Capitol Hill. When God looked down on the Senate, He realized that Senators alone could never keep things running and He said, I need a caretaker. So God made a chief of staff.…”