Political Quotes

“Marcelle and I met Arlene and Alan Alda on a trip with Senator Lloyd Bentsen. We had dinner together but I had a chance to talk to Alan Alda about our mutual Italian heritage. Later I told my Italian-American mother how nice a couple they were. She said, basically, what would I expect? With an Italian background, they would have to be nice. The New York Times recently ran an article about this remarkable couple, focusing on her prolific writing, and his acting and writing, but especially their ability to maintain a wonderful marriage and a sense of life. I wanted to make sure my fellow Senators and anybody else who reads the Congressional Record would read this profile. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the article from the New York Times entitled ``There's Always Room for Rum Cake.'' There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From the New York Times, Feb. 13, 2015] There's Always Room for Rum Cake (By Lois Smith Brady) Arlene Alda, 81, and her husband, the actor Alan Alda, 79, say that one secret to a long-lasting marriage (theirs has been going for almost 58 years) is forgetfulness, which comes naturally to them at this point. The Aldas, who discussed their decades together by telephone, with Ms.…”