Political Quotes

“Madam President, I just really want to thank Senator Udall for his commitment to public service. When I think of a person of his talent, his expertise, and his effectiveness, he has devoted his entire life to public service to make New Mexico better, to make America better, and for global justice. I just really want to thank him for his many years of public service. I know that he has not finished his commitment to try to help our community, but we are going to miss him on the floor of the U.S. Senate. I had a chance to work with Senator Udall when he and I were in the House of Representatives, and we worked on so many issues--from the environment to justice issues, to integrity in the process to make sure our system of justice, our system of law, and our system of legislating meet the high expectations of our democracy. We know that we can do better to form a more perfect union. We are on that path, and we can do better. And thanks to Senator Udall, we have done better, but we still have a road ahead of us. So, you are an inspiration to all of us. We want you to know that. We love you. We greatly admire your service to this body and to our community. As has been said by others, we are not only going to miss your relationship on working with issues here; we are going to miss the friendship and seeing you on a more regular basis. We know that your life partner Jill has been a steady supporter of what you have done. So on behalf of your colleagues in the U.S.…”