Political Quotes

“Madam President, when I went to college here in Washington, at Georgetown, I used to come into this Capitol Building and sit up there where the visitors are now sitting and watch what was going on on the Senate floor. I can remember so many things, particularly the day that Bobby Kennedy gave a speech about Vietnam that was highly anticipated. He came walking through that door with his brother, Ted Kennedy--both of them Senators, one from New York, one from Massachusetts. It was a historic moment, it was a magical moment. For a college student, it was just overwhelming to be a witness to that history and to realize what this Chamber has meant to this Nation, what this building has meant to this Nation throughout our history. That is why I will never forget what happened in this Chamber on January 6, 2021. Violent extremists stormed the Capitol to prevent certification of the 2020 Presidential election. Donald Trump was engaged in the Big Lie. For the first time really in the history of the United States, he questioned the legal outcome of an election. Madam President, you and I both know that is fundamental to democracy--the belief that we can have the peaceful transition of the decisionmakers guided by the people of this country without political interference. As insurrectionists ransacked this building, many carried flags and banners to show their support for former President Trump in his effort to overturn the election--the Big Lie.…”