Political Quotes

“the timing has worked out pretty well. It is great to be able to speak on this piece of legislation after my friend the Senator from Tennessee has just completed speaking. We were hearing some, I think, classic legislating coming from Senator Alexander. He was very generous in his compliments to Senator Manchin, to me, to Senator Portman, to Senator Daines, and to Senator Gardner, but we all know that we wouldn't be here on the cusp of passing the most significant piece of environmental outdoor lands legislation in a generation or, for that matter, in 50 years if it hadn't been for the leadership of Senator Alexander from Tennessee. So many of us who have had an opportunity to work with him and become friends with him over his years in the Senate have tried to emulate him at times and listen to him all the time. He is a Senator I wish we had more of in this Senate, who says more often than not: Let's not worry about who gets the credit; let's just see if we can get some things done. There were two pieces of legislation that had to come together. There was the challenge of getting the administration in, the challenge that we had, at one point, too many Democrats and maybe not enough Republicans, and it was Senator Alexander who kind of guided us through this--at least from the parks side--3-year journey.…”