Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am glad I had the opportunity to vote with my colleagues, the majority leader, and my colleagues from Virginia and Maryland on the bill we just passed here on the Senate floor to ensure the backpay for Federal workers who will be without pay, and I hope we can get to a resolution soon on this partial government shutdown that gets all elements of the government open and fully funds the border and the significant amounts requested by the White House that I think most Americans and most Alaskans need and want. Tribute to Urban Rahoi Mr. President, I hope that you and all the pages here--we have some new pages in the staff here--had a great holiday season and that everybody listening back home and watching back home in Alaska around the country also had a wonderful holiday. I certainly did. It is always great to be home in my State--spending time with family and my wife, my daughters, and with friends--which to me is the greatest State in the greatest country in the world. Winter is a special time in Alaska. The sun may be low or in some places it may not rise above the horizon at all, but there is a certain glow that comes with the snow. With that glow and the Northern Lights dancing in the sky, particularly in the interior--the place I am going to talk about in a minute--it is magical. We want to assure anyone watching to come to Alaska and you are going to have the trip of a lifetime.…”