Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I appreciate efforts of the Senator from Utah to get order, and that is no more than I could expect for somebody that bears certain similarities to the Senator from Vermont. Earlier, the distinguished Senator from Delaware read a long list of staff and Senators and others who deserve praise for getting us as far as we are. The name of the distinguished Senator from Delaware is notably absent, and I think that those who support the CWC owe a debt of gratitude to the Senator from Delaware. In the customary practice, he left his own name off, but if I might add his name to the record and put it in. Mr. President, I am, as you know, a supporter of the CWC. Again, I compliment what we have done. As in the test ban treaty, when countries were not coming forward, the United States unilaterally banned their own tests and then other countries joined us--not every country that has nuclear capability, but other countries did join us--and we brought the pressure forward for a test ban treaty. The United States took an initiative with chemical weapons. We banned our own use, unilaterally. When we did that, other countries joined us. Not all countries, but other countries, most countries, joined us.”