[whoever]

..In his day a million was "real money." ..

In my day, it still is.

[billhilly]

Everett Dirkson, (R-Ill) was senate minority leader.

Researchers have been unable to find a written version of Dirksen's most famous quotation. Cautioning against treating the federal budget casually, Dirksen observed that the unit of money favored by those seeking to fund programs is a million — later versions had it a billion — dollars. "A billion here and a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money.