Political Quotes

“I come to the floor this morning as a Senate colleague who may know Chuck Schumer better than most. We lived under the same roof for almost 20 years. We know one another. We know each other's families. We have been together through moments of sadness and triumph. I know him well, and I come to the floor this morning to make this statement. I respect Chief Justice John Roberts, but I respectfully disagree with the statement he made yesterday about Senator Schumer's comments before the Supreme Court Building. It is not in Chuck Schumer's nature to physically threaten anyone--anyone--or to create a dangerous situation for any person. That is just not Chuck Schumer. Even his passion, as you just heard about the issue of women's healthcare, would not lead him to that position. Yes, as he said, he could have chosen his words more carefully, but is there a person in public life who has ever stood in this Chamber or any other who wouldn't say the same about some public utterance? What troubles me is his being admonished publicly by President Donald Trump for his use of words--being admonished by President Trump for his use of words. It just takes your breath away to think that this President, with his thousands of tweets and statements and utterances-- outrageous as they have been--would be standing as a judge of others when it comes to the use of language.…”