Political Quotes

“I join my colleagues from Rhode Island in coming today to honor the victims at Brown University, for those who lost their lives and those who are fighting for theirs right now in a hospital room. We lift up their families in prayer. We ask for privacy and peace as they grieve the unimaginable. Just over the last 24, 36 hours, I have been inundated with text messages and calls specifically talking about what an incredible young woman Ella Cook was. She was everything that is great about our State-- bold, courageous, convicted, thoughtful, kind. She made her mark at Mountain Brook High School. She was making her mark at Brown University. The calls that I have gotten have been not just from Alabama but literally from people across the country who encountered her. While her life was cut way too short--and I cannot imagine the pain and grief that her parents are feeling right now and her little brother and her little sister and her extended family--it is clear that she made an impact, that her time on Earth was such a positive force for good that the ripple of her life will be felt for generations to come. As we lift their families up in prayer--the Brown community, people across this country that are grieving--I hope to echo my colleague's statement that we can all do that together.”