Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I wish to recognize the presence in the Chamber of five former Senators--Senators Bayh, Harkin, Kaufman, Salazar, and Sarbanes--and to thank many Senators who have asked that their comments be placed in the Record. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record, given the lateness of the hour, the lengthy and moving remarks that former Senator and now Secretary of State Kerry has provided. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Secretary of State John Kerry Statement on Joe Biden December 7, 2016 Mr. President: Almost four years ago this winter, after almost 29 years serving in the Senate from Massachusetts, and after five times the people of Massachusetts voted to send me to Washington--my Senate colleagues were kind enough to vote to send me away, but not far away, just up the street to the State Department. So, as a prodigal United States Senator, I am especially grateful to Senator Coons for the privilege to share some thoughts about my colleague of a quarter century in the Senate, and my colleague of the last four years in the Obama Administration--the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden.…”