Political Quotes

“Mr. President, it is Thursday, and I am back on the Senate floor, partaking in one of my favorite times of the week, which is to come down to the floor and talk about somebody who is making a great difference in my State. We call this individual our Alaskan of the Week. To those who watch the floor back home, sometimes we break the rules a little bit and recognize more than one person. We just call them the Alaskans of the Week, with an ``s.'' Pandemic or no pandemic, I think it is still important that we come down and recognize, particularly during these challenging times, people who are making a difference in our State and across our country. As I mentioned last week, this pandemic is definitely testing the character of our Nation. You might remember, right when it was hitting, some reporters from the Washington Post wrote a story, saying that Americans are going to be tested and that they don't think they are going to be able to pass--maybe not like they had in World War II and at other times--that the mettle, the toughness, and the resiliency of Americans might not be able to get us through this. That was the Washington Post--classic, clueless, inside-the-beltway reporting. In my remarks on the floor--this was about 6 weeks ago--I said: You ought to come up to Alaska, Washington Post, and see my constituents, or maybe come out with my marines and see the marines. You have to know America.…”