Political Quotes

“I want to thank my friend and colleague from Ohio for his kindness in yielding to me today. I rise this afternoon to pay tribute to an American hero--this man right here--an American hero and patriot who was taken away from us far too soon. Earlier last month, I was standing on the flight line at Dover Air Force Base alongside Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester; our colleague in the Senate, Chris Coons; and our Governor, John Carney. We were there to join the members of three families who had come to receive the remains of their loved ones, all marines who had been killed in action on April 8--a couple weeks earlier--when a roadside bomb went off in Afghanistan near Kabul as their convey was passing through. Two of the servicemembers killed were Active Duty: Cpl Robert A. Hendriks of Long Island, NY, and SSgt Benjamin S. Hines of York County, PA, which is not too far from my State of Delaware. There was a third marine, SSgt Christopher Slutman. Christopher was a reservist, a 15-year member of the New York City Fire Department, and a Delawarean. The 43-year-old U.S. marine was also a loving husband to his wife, Shannon, and the father of three girls: McKenna, age 10; Kenley, age 8; and Weslynn, age 4. In life and in death, Staff Sergeant Slutman epitomized the best of this country. He selflessly put his life on the line to protect and serve his country and his community.…”