Political Quotes

“I would guess if the American people could give us a word of advice in the Senate, they would suggest that we do our best to work together and to try to establish priorities and meet them, and that we try to bring to the new administration of President Joseph Biden the most competent and qualified people that we can to help our Nation through this pandemic and our economic recovery. It is in that spirit that I close the debate on Vanita Gupta to be the next Associate Attorney General of the United States. Yesterday's verdict in Minnesota certainly caught the attention of many in America and across the world. The killing of George Floyd was resolved in a court of law. Sadly, he will not be with us, but his legacy lives on, and it depends on us to use that legacy to make America a better nation. Can we really come together and put law enforcement at the table with community leaders and civil rights leaders and find common ground? Can we keep our streets and communities and neighborhoods safe and do it without discrimination against any person or group in America? These are big challenges--tough challenges. But to meet them, we need the right people in positions of leadership. Vanita Gupta is one of those people. As a former civil rights advocate, she did extraordinary things--in Tulia, TX, and many other places--to show progress in the area of civil rights.…”