Political Quotes

“What a good speech here. We don't hear them like that every day. To my colleague Senator Jones, 3 years was not a long time here, but we feel his presence. I can tell you that I have known Doug a long time. I remember I came to the U.S. House when he came up to work in the Senate for Senator Heflin in the Judiciary Committee and so forth. I supported him when he was nominated by President Clinton to be the U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Alabama, where he did a tremendous job. I worked with him day after day, as we all do, on a lot of issues that affected the country but affected, especially, our State of Alabama at times, and we worked hand in glove. We have become friends. We have our differences, but we also have a lot of things that he talked about today where we would come together for the State and for the country. I wish him well. I think we will hear more from him in the weeks ahead, in the months ahead. I certainly hope so. He has a lot to give. He has a great family. He has a great wife in Louise and a great partner there. He has a great staff and we worked together and we will continue to do this. But one theme--and I like that he kept expounding on it here today-- that if we work together in the Senate, Republicans and Democrats, we get things done; if not, things don't happen. I wish Senator Jones Godspeed and wish him the best Mr. President, today I would like to speak about my fellow Alabama colleague and friend, Senator Doug Jones.…”