Political Quotes

“on this last rollcall vote, No. 235, the distinguished Senator from New Mexico, the current chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and the former long-serving chairman of the Budget Committee, Senator Pete Domenici, cast his 13,000th vote in this Chamber--13,000 votes. Senator Domenici now joins a very historic and select club of Senators who can claim this distinction. Senators now cast more votes than ever in each Congress, so while historical records are not perfect, the Senate Librarian says that we are safe to conclude that among all Senators who have served since the beginning of the Republic, Senator Domenici is in a class of only eight. Since the beginning of the Republic, only seven other Senators have similarly cast more than 13,000 votes in their careers in the Senate, and four of them are serving today. The club of seven now becomes the club of eight with Senator Domenici's last vote here today. Those other seven Senators are Senator Clayburn Pell, the current President pro tempore, Senator Ted Stevens, Senator Ted Kennedy, Senator Daniel Inouye, Senator Ernest Hollings, the late Senator Strom Thurmond, and with over 17,733 votes, the all-time record, Senator Robert C. Byrd. Senator Domenici, I know I speak for all of your fellow Senators when I say congratulations on this achievement. But more importantly, thank you for your tremendous service over the years to New Mexico, to your country, and importantly to the U.S. Senate.…”