Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I have the honor to recognize and thank my colleague and friend, the Honorable Senator David Vitter, for his 25 years of service to Louisiana. Our State has been fortunate to have him as its voice and advocate in this Chamber for the past 12 years. On a personal note, when I arrived at the Senate, David worked with me, sharing with me some of the privileges that normally he, as a senior Senator, could have kept all to himself. With great graciousness, he worked with me and said: Listen, this is how I think the process should be set up. I would like you to have some of this privilege as well. I will do the same with whoever replaces David. He has set a pattern that, again, by his graciousness and magnanimity, deserves repetition. As a new Senator, I was fortunate to have him as a resource for advice and knowledge that comes from time and experience in this body. There are some things that happen here that you have to kind of have experience to follow. David had both the experience, the sharpness, and the insight to recognize. I again look forward to sharing what he has taught me with whoever takes his place. I will note, as David did, he helped lead our State through some of our worst times. From Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to the great flood of 2016, all of the way in between, David has worked hard to make sure Louisiana and the people of Louisiana have what they need to recover.…”