Political Quotes

“I congratulate Senator Reid, who I know worked extraordinarily hard to get the votes for this. I read something someone wrote in the press, saying they are afraid that Senator Reid didn't talk about these issues enough yesterday on the floor. I would point out that you can either talk or do. I thought he spoke quite well, but he basically spent the time lining up the votes and won. A lot of people talk about what they want to do. Senator Reid usually gets it accomplished. As one who has served here longer than anybody else in this body, I would rather see people get things done, and he did. Speaking of things to get done in this new year, the farm bill remains as one of the Nation's top legislative priorities. Yet it has languished in Congress's in-box. As the Senate begins this new session, it is a relief--at last--to be able to say that there are new glimmers of hope that Congress is nearing the point of being able to complete work on a farm bill. We passed this farm bill twice in the Senate. I compliment the chair of the Agriculture Committee, Senator Stabenow. She brought together Democrats and Republicans, many of us who served at one time or another as either chair or ranking member or both on that committee, and said: Why don't we just do it the old-fashioned way? Instead of just talking about it, why don't we actually sit down, write it, and bring something to the floor that can pass? We did, and it passed twice.…”