Political Quotes

“Mr. President, yesterday we had a very different topic--the Keystone XL Pipeline--on the floor of the Senate. That fight is over for now, but the fight for adoption, foster care children, and all children in the world who are in desperate need of parents to love them and to nurture them goes on. I could not be surrounded with a better team than Senator Grassley, who has been fighting for this in the Senate since before I arrived-- and 18 years ago when I got here, I quickly joined with him to continue the fight--and then Amy Klobuchar joined us a few years ago and has become an extraordinary, effective, and willing soldier to go to the frontlines of this battle. I can't thank the Senator from Minnesota enough. She brings tremendous experience as a former prosecutor, which I didn't have and I don't think Senator Grassley had, and she really understands the inner workings of the court systems in a way that has brought a lot of value to our coalition. In addition, as she said, we are so proud of Minnesota as the State in our Union that has the highest per capita rate of international adoptions. So the leaders in Minnesota of all political parties and stripes as well as the faith-based community really understand this issue and have stood up time and time again. I wish to recognize Minnesota's leadership and particularly Senator Klobuchar. This month is November. It is a great month. It is Thanksgiving month. We give thanks for so many things in our country.…”