Political Quotes

“for weeks now we have seen Democratic Senators come to the floor and attack the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The tone of these attacks against Senator Grassley have been vicious and they have been very personal. I believe Democrats have embarrassed themselves, and they have done a disservice to their constituents and to the U.S. Senate. Senator Grassley is an outstanding public servant. He has been relentless in representing the interests and the views of the people of his home State of Iowa. He has not missed a vote in 27 years. He holds townhall meetings in every one of Iowa's 99 counties every single year. That is how seriously Chuck Grassley takes his responsibility to serve and to represent the people of his home State. Every other Member of this body should be trying to copy his example, not coming to the floor to criticize him or take cheap shots, as the Democrats have been doing in an attempt for political gain. What Senator Grassley wants should be the same thing all of us want when it comes to momentous decisions--decisions like who will have a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States. He wants to give the people a voice. That is what Senator Grassley wants for the people of Iowa, and that is what I want for the people of Wyoming. Senator Enzi and I had a telephone townhall meeting last month, talking to people around the State of Wyoming.…”