Political Quotes

“I would want to take this opportunity to first congratulate the majority of the Members of the Senate and Members on both sides of the aisle for by far the most significant step in legal reform which has been taken by the Senate in many, many years, perhaps in the memory of the most senior of the sitting Senators. This has been a project by members of the Commerce Committee which has lasted for a decade and a half. It also, I may say, after 2 rac{1}{2} weeks of debate, has been one in which the views of the Members had an impact, had an impact in showing that a majority of the Senate, a bare majority, wants a broader legal reform package than is included in this bill, but that others worried about particular details were willing to work on those details, and to cast their votes accordingly. So I believe that the Senate has worked its will in a particularly fine fashion. I want to pay particular tribute to my colleague, the Senator from West Virginia [Mr. Rockefeller]. In many respects this has been a far more difficult task for him than it has been for me.”