Political Quotes

“you can see and feel and hear the anger, the disappointment, and the concern for the future of our country. Senator Alex Padilla is probably one of the first people that took time to sit down with me as a freshman Senator to prepare me for this job. He serves this body and his State with intelligence and with grace and with poise. So to see my colleague pushed, manhandled, taken to the ground, arms put behind his back--this person who anyone who meets will say is more of a gentle giant than someone who deserves that kind of treatment. It blows my mind. I think that is the thing. I am shocked. I am numb. I am angry. I think part of it is because Senator Padilla is a Senator, but there are people every day right now across this country who are facing this kind of concern about their treatment when peacefully trying to exhibit the voice of America. But also, for him, he was just doing his job of oversight. Similarly, some of us also have spoken up about LaMonica McIver from New Jersey, also a Member of Congress doing her job--oversight. If we don't have that ability as Senators and Congresspeople, what does that mean for all of the citizens of this country? So in this moment, this is a pivotal moment. This is an opportunity for our leadership here in this Chamber as well as the other Members on the Democratic side and the Republican side to say: This is unacceptable. That is really what this is about.…”