Political Quotes

“I want to thank my colleague Senator Scott for offering this and all of our colleagues and, of course, all of the Senators who voted for it unanimously. My colleague from Florida has already mentioned the three names of those in the service of our country who lost their lives in Pensacola. I will talk about them more in a moment. I do want to say a couple of things. First, Pensacola really is one of the hidden gems of the State that Senator Scott and I represent. To understand Pensacola, you must understand that is it not just a city in which a naval facility is located. The Navy is very much a part of the fiber of that community. I would almost equate it to a college town's relationship with a university; that is how much its identity is connected to this naval air station. This attack wasn't just an attack on this facility, but it was an attack on the heart and soul of Pensacola as a community. As I had an opportunity to visit in the aftermath of the attack, I was not just deeply saddened by the loss of life but impacted, first, by the way the community responded and, second, by some of the stories, which I hope we will learn more about as the information comes out, of extraordinary bravery--not just the first responders but others who happened to be there at that time who exhibited extraordinary stories of heroism in the face of evil in this terror attack.…”