Political Quotes

“I again thank the distinguished majority leader. He made reference to the George Washington Farewell Address. I remember 25 years ago, a quarter of a century ago, I gave the address and I was awakened on that day to 25 inches of snow. The only people who came to the Congress that day were the Presiding Officer, a clerk, and myself to deliver that address. I remember I walked from my then- residence some 2 miles in the snow. There was a farmer's march here, and they were all in a tent camp, and a tractor drove me up the hill the final 3 or 4 blocks. It was one of the few moments of any fame in my life. I was picked by The New York Times as the ``Man of the Week'' for forging through the storm to give that very important address. Since then, it has all been downhill for me. I wish to address the Senate with regard to these nominations for the Department of Defense. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a brief biography of each of these distinguished Americans who have stepped forward to take on these responsibilities. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: James I. Finley Jim has over 30 years of multi-national business leadership and management experience. Programs span air, land. sea and space for the DoD, all services and DARPA, and include the FAA Automatic Surface Detection Radar systems and the NASA Space Shuttle Program.…”