Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the Senator, my colleague from Delaware, and I are close friends and we ride the same train together a lot of days, coming and going to Delaware. I would like to think that we think alike and share a lot of the same values. It was interesting to listen to his remarks about Vernon Alston, which actually reflect and track very closely with what I am prepared to say. But there are some differences. I am happy to be here with him, and I think it is great that we are here. I think we are also speaking for John Carney, who is our Congressman, and who would, if he could speak on this floor, join us today as well. Mr. President, I also want to join Senator Coons and the Presiding Officer, who presides in the chair almost every time I speak on this floor. I don't know how this works out, but it is good to see the Presiding Officer and this new group of pages who have joined us this week to tell you about a man you never had a chance to meet who was a Capitol policeman for almost 20 years. Senator Coons talked about him. I am going to say a few words about him, and then we will probably head for the train and head home. Let me just say a few things about Vernon J. Alston, Jr. His Dad is also Vernon J. Alston. As Senator Coons said, he passed away at the age of 44. We did have a big snowstorm. We had a lot of snow. We had a couple of feet here and almost that much in parts of Delaware.…”