Political Quotes

“Mr. President, it is only fitting that I be allowed to speak for a few minutes recognizing that on this floor we have just advanced these resolutions in honor of our friend, our colleague, and truly an incredible gentleman and statesman, Senator Daniel K. Inouye. In Alaska, we regarded former Senator Ted Stevens as ``Uncle Ted.'' What follows, then, is that the people of Alaska would regard his brother, our beloved Daniel Inouye, as our uncle as well. Today, the people of Alaska are mourning the loss of Senator Inouye in the same way we would mourn the loss of one of our own; that is, because Senator Inouye is one of our own. Regardless of whether he wanted that burden--I know that perhaps at times he did not want that-- we would think of him as Alaska's third Senator. A great many Alaskans came to know, to love, and to rely on Senator Inouye to watch Alaska's back, and he never let us down. Senator Inouye delivered a very touching, a very tender eulogy at Ted Stevens' funeral in August of 2010. In that address, he mentioned that millions and millions of words had been written of Ted's accomplishments. Yet as I was thinking about how I might frame my remarks about Senator Inouye's life, it dawned on me that millions and millions of words had also been written already about Senator Inouye. That is because I think so many of Ted's accomplishments came with Dan Inouye at his side and, not coincidentally, many of Dan's accomplishments occurred in the presence of Ted.…”