Political Quotes

“tonight, as we wrapped up our votes on the budget, I do want to take a minute to acknowledge someone who everybody in this body knows very well, but someone who has worked hard for many years behind the scenes--shirt sleeves rolled up, often with a furrowed brow. His name: Bill Hoagland, the Senate's undisputed budget guru, and my valued budget adviser. No one knows the budget better than Bill Hoagland. No one understands better the stresses and strains it has undergone as Congress has struggled to find ways to control spending. Bill has seen this process transform as Congress has added layer upon layer of complexity in our ongoing efforts to control deficits. There is no greater authority than Bill on how that process began, how it has changed, where it is going in the future. He has amassed this deep reservoir of knowledge, in part, by being scrupulously frank and impeccably honest. Bill will always tell you what he thinks, and he does so in a way that is often maybe too open, but open and transparent. And never, ever does he have a hidden agenda. He provided this service for many years for Senator Domenici when he served as the former Budget Committee chairman's staff director. He has done it for me since joining my team in the leader's office, and for any other Senator who has solicited his views.…”