Political Quotes

“Mr. President, it is graduation season in America--a time when many of us in this Senate head back home, gather with students and families to celebrate amazing accomplishments. This past Saturday I had the honor of joining students at Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine for their commencement ceremony. It was an inspiring and hopeful celebration. These graduates--doctors--I met this last weekend are heroes in the making. As future practitioners and medical researchers, they will dedicate their lives to healing our communities and families. And we couldn't be prouder of their accomplishments. Let me also note two things. First, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine was the first school of medicine in the United States to allow students with DACA status to apply for admission. They didn't set any quotas. But they said to these young people who have received recognition by our government that they can stay legally in the United States. Though they were not born here, they have received recognition by our government and been held back from many of their ambitions. So when Loyola University of Chicago opened their doors for applications from those DACA students, young people--remarkable young people--from all over the United States applied. So far, 32 graduated before last Saturday and another 6 this past Saturday.…”