Political Quotes

“I hope at some point he might consider becoming a cosponsor of the resolution. With the resolution Senators Lieberman, Bayh, McCain and I put before the Senate, we embark on this historic debate. One of my great recollections is of the debate we had in 1991 at the time the first George Bush was President, and sought to use force. It was, with a deep sense of humility, one of the highlights of my career to have been on the floor as a comanager with then-Republican leader Senator Dole and Senator McCain, Senator Stevens, and others who were working the management side of that historic debate. On the other side of the aisle was the distinguished majority leader, Senator Mitchell, a lifelong friend, Senator Sam Nunn, who at that time was chairman of the Armed Services Committee, and I was ranking member. They took quite a different position. The Nation experienced a very good debate by the Senate. Of course, at the conclusion of that debate, only by a mere five votes did the resolution--I won't say on our side of the aisle, but it was bipartisan--the resolution Senator Lieberman and I submitted to the Senate prevailed.”