Political Quotes

“I congratulate Senator Mikulski and Senator Murray, and all of the people who have worked on the bill for their dedication to women's rights and their dedication to civil rights. I have been referred to several times as a reasonable voice on this floor and in committee. I work across the aisle. And I have got to say, I went through an election where that was the toughest issue against me, the fact that I had worked across the aisle. People particularly wanted to know how I could work with Senator Kennedy to get stuff done. I always concentrated on the last part of that: ``getting stuff done.'' America expects us to get stuff done. The way that really works is, we work across the aisle and we listen to everybody, and we work across the building, and we listen to 435 people down there as well, providing a process where people can have their views heard. One of the reasons we go through a process--and we are talking about an appropriate legal process that people who are discriminated against need--is to make sure the voice of the people of the United States is heard.”