Political Quotes

“I, too, mourn the loss of so many of our young men and women who went over to Iraq and will not be coming home. Our hearts go out to their families and friends and for these brave men and women who put their lives on the line for our freedoms. To listen to the stories this morning, to hear the accounts of the two young men from Delaware who will not be returning home to their families, to sit in this Chamber and listen to Senators from the various States talk about those who will not be coming home, as a country we mourn for them, but we also have cause to celebrate and be joyous with those who will be coming home. I stand before you with a great sense of pride for a young man from Alaska who we just learned, quite honestly by way of a photograph that appeared on Monday, was pinned by General Franks with a Bronze Star for battle.”