Political Quotes

“I had an opportunity to work many times with Senator Byrd, and there is not one of us in the Senate of the United States who cannot learn and benefit from his wisdom. Indeed, the Senator from West Virginia and the Senator from Texas took on a battle that the Senator from Montana and I started and lost by one vote. The rest is history. As I talk to so many Senators--and will continue to do so for the next hour about this bill--I think there is a feeling in the Senate that we have really done a very significant piece of legislation and we have corrected the inequities of the past. All of us know that fighting for our individual States is that responsibility which is foremost, but there comes a time when we have to reconcile our differences and recognize that each of the 50 States has its own particular problems as they relate to transportation, whether it is in the far reaches of Alaska, the northern tier, or down on the border where the distinguished Senator from Texas works so hard on behalf of his constituents. We are there and we have tried and will continue to try through conference to keep that 91 percent as the target goal for all States.”