Thanks, I think we need more quotes out there. No time right now to search right now. I do have this...
from Maggie’sNotebook:
Democrat President Lyndon B. Johnson relied on Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen, the Republican leader from Illinois, to get the Act passed.
*1964: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes due to Republican Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen’s perseverance.
*The Bill is Filibustered by the Democratic Party