Quote

We Liberal Democrats believe in dialogue. We believe in cooperation with both sides of industry and between both sides of industry. And we believe in the language of cooperation. We reject the language of confrontation.

I'm a Democrat, but I'm really bipartisan - some people might say nonpartisan.

I enjoy talking about politics a great deal.

Representative government demands an ongoing conversation between legislators and constituents.

The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers.

So I think we're, we're, we're as broad a political party, if not broader than the Democratic Party, just in a different political spectrum.

We talked about many issues, like welfare, is it the way of life or hand up? Talked about size of government, how much should it tax families and small businesses? And when we left that lunch, we got in the car and I looked over at Chuck and said, 'I'll be damned. we're Republicans.'

Congress suffers a great deal of criticism for its partisan acrimony. But while we may disagree politically, and air our opposition in this chamber, it is the conversation behind the scenes that cements and defines our relationships.

Republicans prefer straight talk to politically correct talk!

I've been in politics now for long enough to not worry about what others are saying, but instead to talk about what I believe.