Political Quotes

“I, too, rise to recognize my distinguished colleague, Joe Donnelly, for his years of dedicated service to the State of Indiana. I also want to commend his family for their dedication. I know this is a team effort in public life to work on behalf of our country and our States and our constituents. They have been all in for the people of Indiana, and I just want to rise them up during this important time as they turn to a new chapter in their lives. Joe Donnelly has a heart for service, clearly, from his service on the school board, to serving as a Member of Congress--our terms overlapped--to the last 6 years he has spent in the U.S. Senate. I have to say it has been a real privilege to have Joe as my partner in the Senate over the last couple of years. Back home, he describes himself as the hired help. Throughout his time in public life, Joe has never forgotten whom he works for. That is because he genuinely likes people--not in the abstract; he likes individual Hoosiers and individual Americans and servicemembers and veterans and our seniors and young children. That is why he has such a magnetic personality. That is why he is beloved by colleagues on the right and the left, who represent red States and blue States. That is why I have enjoyed working with Joe as well. Hired help.…”