Political Quotes

“I come to the floor to recognize a solemn occasion. In two days, on Friday, April 20, it will be the 2- year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion. I want to pause at this moment of anniversary, 2 years, and offer a few thoughts about what was clearly a very significant episode and challenge for our whole country, but particularly for my State of Louisiana and for the gulf coast. First of all, I want to start where I think we should always start in discussing and considering this event, and that is the loss of 11 lives. Eleven men were killed in that explosion. Again, we need to pause, reflect, pray, and offer prayerful support to them and their families. Those 11 victims were Donald Clark, Stephen Curtis, Aaron Dale Burkeen, Adam Wiese, Roy Kemp, Jason Anderson, Gordon Jones, Blair Manuel, Dewey Revette, Karl Dale Kleppinger, Jr., and Shane Roshto. I ask unanimous consent that here on the Senate floor we pause for a few seconds in silent, prayerful thought and consideration of those 11 men and their families. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. (Moment of silence.) The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Louisiana.”