Political Quotes

“Mr. President, when a child predeceases the parent, it is a grievous occasion, and we have been grieving for the President of the Senate, the Vice President of the United States, for what he has been going through--his whole family. It is my belief Joe Biden has known for some period of time the progression of his son, Beau's, cancer and, as a result, he has continued to carry on his public duties while at the same time carrying this huge burden. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the speech Joe Biden made to the Yale graduating class about 2 weeks ago on Class Day. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Remarks by the Vice President at Yale University Class Day, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hello, Yale! (Applause.) Great to see you all. (Applause.) Thank you very, very much. Jeremy and Kiki, the entire Class of 2015, congratulations and thank you for inviting me to be part of this special day. You're talented. You've worked hard, and you've earned this day. Mr. President, faculty, staff, it's an honor to be here with all of you. My wife teaches full-time. I want you to know that--at a community college, and has attended 8,640 commencements and/ or the similar versions of Class Day, and I know they can hardly wait for the speaker to finish. (Laughter.) But I'll do my best as quickly as I can.…”