Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I would like to share a few thoughts on the passing of Senator Chuck Percy. Among other things he did in his remarkable life--successful in business and politics--he had a connection to Mobile, AL, my hometown. I believe he was born in Pensacola, FL, and was connected to Thomas Hord Herndon, who was a Congressman from Alabama and resided in Mobile and was well known. I am a distant descendent of Congressman Herndon, and I can always remember, as a young person, particularly my great- aunts talking about him. They followed his career, and I began to follow his career. Maybe it was a factor in my becoming a Republican at a time in Alabama when most were not. He was successful and young and vibrant and created a great image for public service, and it filtered down to this young guy in rural Alabama in a positive way. So I would just say, Senator Rockefeller, we have lost a great American. He had a tremendously successful career in business and politics. He was a man of integrity and drive and commitment and good spirit. I think we are wise in this body to pause a moment and to be appreciative and to remember people who serve their country in that fashion. My sympathies are with the Percy family and the Rockefeller family. I yield the floor. <bullet> Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask the Record to reflect that if I would have been present for today's vote, I would have voted to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.…”