Political Quotes

“I rise today to honor a departed friend and committed public servant, Tom Menino. He was a devoted husband to Angela, loving father to Susan and Tom Junior, and adoring grandfather to six grandchildren. For 20 years Tom served as mayor of Boston and led the resurgence of our city. He believed in economic growth and building communities, fighting for hospitals, scientific research, and innovation, while simultaneously strengthening our neighborhoods, expanding our parks, and knitting diversity into a community of equals. Mayor Menino succeeded because he knew all along that our fortunes depend on our working together as one people, one community, one Boston, and he did everything he could to create that united Boston. Reports are that Mayor Menino had personally met more than half the residents of Boston, and we believe it. In our happy moments--Red Sox championships--and in our darkest moments--when smoke arose at Copley Square--we knew we could always count on Tom Menino to be there. Mayor Menino's Boston lived up to the vision of its founders: a city that all eyes can see is a model for the country and for the world. On behalf of a grateful people, I urge my colleagues to come together to pass a resolution that was introduced only yesterday by Senator Markey and me celebrating the life of Mayor Tom Menino. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana. Keystone Pipeline”