Political Quotes

“I wish to support the constitutional amendment to balance the budget as proposed by my very able colleagues, Senators Simon, Hatch, Craig, and others. Over the years I have been involved in this one, we have taken all the hard shots that they can fire at us. I can remember when we started, Senator Heflin, Senator DeConcini, Senator Thurmond, Senator Hatch, when I was in my first year on the Judiciary Committee. The arguments in favor of and against this amendment have, it seems, been repeated time and time again in this Chamber. I do not even have in front of me a large stack of remarks now because we have all heard everything. But I wish to commend Senator Simon. He is persistent, genial, persevering, and he needs all these qualities together with his journalistic background that enables him to persevere here and to take on the hysteria which we often find in the opposition. We now have the AARP geared up fully. There are 34 million people in the American Association of Retired Persons. I have said all this before. You need to be 50 years old and have $8 and then you can become a member. You must have a common love of airline discounts, automobile discounts, and pharmacy discounts in order to prevail properly. This organization has the power, once again, to not only knock off the balanced budget amendment, but health care reform, or anything else they gear up to do in.”