Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I want to begin by thanking Senator Ernst, my good colleague--joint operations here--giving voice to these great Americans. Now, look, if you are watching--I know it is almost 2:30 in the morning--but you are watching your American system. You have got to be proud. I am so proud. These are great Americans. These are the best of what we have. They are heroes, and their families are heroic. And, look, a core principle as Republicans that distinguishes us, in my view, from the other side is our serious focus on national security, readiness, a strong military, and, yes, taking care of our military and their families. That is what we stand for. And it just makes me proud to listen to who we have up for confirmation to be a one-, two-, three- , or four-star General. We need them. Senator Graham said: Hey, we are coming on to the holidays. It is true. I had two Thanksgivings where I was deployed overseas, and it is not easy, right? You are missing your family. You are out there protecting your country. You don't think many people are even thinking of you when the rest of the country is celebrating and you are doing your duty. So what we said 2 weeks ago is we are not--we will have your back. If you are a military member who is being held up right now, we will have your back. And that is what we are doing. Like I said, I don't relish this. I didn't relish it 2 weeks ago. Kind of down here, as I mentioned, more in sadness and frustration than anger.…”