Political Quotes

“Madam President, on Roy Blunt, I first met him when he was a whip in the House. We had some kind of conference going, and I thought: My gosh, he can count votes. He is the whip. He can count votes in the conference, too, and so forth. And then, when he came and started running for the Senate, I was one of many over here who wanted to help him get here. And when he came in, as has been said here, he went right into the leadership because he is a leader. Roy, you have got it in you. You are a natural. It is in your bones, so to speak. And you have brought a lot to this Senate. I have worked with you on just about everything, but especially on the Appropriations Committee, and you have been stellar. You have a great family. You have a great wife. You have a son who is the former Governor of the State of Missouri. We would miss you, but I won't be one of the ``we's.'' I will be gone too. But at the same time, they will miss you here. But they will miss you reaching out to the other side to make things happen. Reaching out to show that America is first; the country is first--and reaching out just over the aisle and to others with natural friendship, which means a lot up here and something we need to do more of. But we wish you well. You will do well in your next life, whatever that is, and maybe we will see you again after January sometime. I would like to start by thanking my good friend from Missouri, Senator Roy Blunt, for his decades of dedicated service.…”