Political Quotes

“Mr. President--and it does bring me some joy to call you Mr. President. I am honored to be here today with so many of our colleagues, and I am grateful to Majority Leader McConnell and Leader Reid for their enthusiasm in pulling together this bipartisan tribute. I am honored to be joined by my senior Senator from Delaware, Tom Carper, who will make closing remarks this afternoon. Before I begin, I would like to remind my colleagues that there will be a reception for the Vice President in the Mansfield Room, after we conclude here, beginning sometime after 4. We have many Senators who wish to speak so we will move quickly through the order. I encourage my colleagues to submit their remarks for the Record, those who are not able to speak in the next hour. Their remarks will be combined with all the other remarks given on the floor, and the resulting speeches printed, bound, and presented to the Presiding Officer. Mr. President, in a place known these days for some disagreements, my colleagues--our colleagues, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents-- are all here today because we agree on one powerful and simple thing: our deep gratitude for the difference you have made in your decades in public service. The greatest honor of my life is to serve in the seat that you held for 36 years--and not just literally this seat in the Senate but also a seat on the 7:15 Amtrak train down from Wilmington every morning.…”