Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise to express my gratitude to Scott Brown, with whom I have enjoyed the privilege of serving for the past 3 years. During that time, Senator Brown and I served together on the Homeland Security and Government Services Committee, which I have chaired, as well as the Senate Armed Services Committee, where he and I have worked closely together as chairman and ranking member. Senator Brown's life story is a testament to our power to overcome any obstacle. His aptly titled memoir, ``Against All Odds,'' describes how despite suffering through a childhood in which he had to steal in order to help feed his sister and in which he was the victim of abuse, he rose to attend college and law school, serve in the Army National Guard, and eventually be elected to the U.S. Senate. Senator Brown should be a role model to every young American who looks at themselves in the mirror and wonders whether they can overcome the obstacles in their path, because he has. Senator Brown has been an invaluable Member of the Senate and the committees on which he has served, lending a voice of reason in an ever more partisan time. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Brown played a critical role in the debate on whether to repeal the military's don't ask, don't tell policy, grilling witnesses at the committee's hearings on the issue throughout the year.…”