Political Quotes

“Mr. President, like all of us, last week, I was back home in my great State--the great State of Alaska. And, actually, I try to be home every weekend, even when we are in session. But this trip back home was particularly important because I was in Juneau, AK, our State's capital, to deliver my annual address to our legislature. We have a really great tradition in Alaska where the Senators get invited to come back and give a big address to the entire State senate, to the entire State house. Senator Murkowski did it a couple of days before I did, and then I was able to do it. Then you kind of do like a little prime minister time, where the legislators get to ask you Q&A's and do a big press conference. So it is a really important event for me. I know it is for Senator Murkowski. It is certainly one of the most important speeches I give all year, and I wanted to touch on some of the themes because the themes of the speech were actually about the long history and two visions that we have in DC about the great State of Alaska--my State. And boy, oh boy, these visions are competing all the time still, and it really, really matters to the people I represent. When one vision is kind of ascendant--and I will talk about that--my constituents really get harmed. That is the national Democrat vision for Alaska, which is the shutdown of Alaska.…”