Political Quotes

“I would like to take a few minutes this afternoon to talk about some of the events that happened here in the past 24 hours. Less than 24 hours ago, we confirmed my colleague--former colleague now--Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General of the United States. After he was confirmed, he resigned as Senator and has been sworn in as Attorney General of the United States this morning. The Governor of Alabama, Gov. Robert Bentley, subsequently appointed Luther Strange, who is our newest Senator. He was our attorney general until a few hours ago--a second term as attorney general. I want to tell you a little bit about our newest Senator from Alabama here in the U.S. Senate. He is someone I have known for about 35 years and someone I have spent a lot of time with, off and on. I know his wife Melissa. I know his sons. We have traveled together. As the Presiding Officer would appreciate coming from Georgia, we have had time to be in Georgia and other places hunting quail, ducks, geese, and doves together. You get to know somebody pretty well, as the Presiding Officer knows. I believe this was a great appointment by our Governor. This is someone who will hit the ground running. He is going to be involved in the issues. He is a team player. He is going to work with us in the Republican caucus and work for what is in the best interests of the State of Alabama and the Nation, which we all need to do.…”