Political Quotes

I am so touched by the comments of my colleague Senator Mikulski about myself and Olympia. I appreciate so much that she has singled us out because Senator Mikulski is a pioneer. She didn't build the pyramids, I might say, but it was…

if the Senator would yield for just a moment to let me say thank you to all the wonderful Senators who have spoken and said nice things. It is one of the few times Senators sort of pause and wish someone well, as they are leaving. It has…

I rise today to talk about the need to address entitlement reform as part of the impending fiscal cliff. I am not just going to talk about the macro issue, I am going to talk about specifics on a way that we can at least do one entitlement…

I want to say that we all will miss Senator Inouye. He was one of the most loved people who have ever served in this Senate. But I also want to say that we have passed on now and will take the bill in its entirety later. But because of the…