Political Quotes

“Madam President, I want to join my colleagues in today's well-deserved accolades for my friend, Barbara Mikulski. The other day, as often happens to most of us here, I found myself temporarily waylaid by an informal scrum of reporters in one of the Capitol hallways. And, unknown to me, I was blocking Senator Mikulski's path. She made me aware of that fact in her distinctive and typically endearing way: ``Hey, Tall and Lanky--make way for Short and Stocky!'' she said. But it is not just that humor and good nature that makes Barbara Mikulski such a great colleague and friend. As a resident and colleague from an adjoining State, I respect all she has done at the local level, in the U.S. House and now in the Senate, to move the National Capital Region forward in terms of the regional ties that join together this special region where we live and work. You see, Virginia and Maryland share more than just a common border. Our two States are home to hundreds of thousands of hard-working and under-appreciated Federal workers and retirees. Our States share safety and funding concerns related to Metro. We each have a shared responsibility in our stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay. Maryland and Virginia also share world-class NASA facilities on the Eastern Shore. As a friend, I appreciate her leadership role in helping this first- time legislator--and recovering former Governor--make the sometimes difficult adjustment to this body.…”