Political Quotes

“Mr. President, first, I am incredibly grateful for the kind comments that my Senate family has said. I have said that my colleagues are my family, and they were certainly a lot less objective than my real family has been about some of my legislative actions. So, first, to Senator Van Hollen, he pointed out that we work together; we trust each other; and we have been able to get more done because of it. That trust has never been broken. And the two of us have been able to share information. We share a common vision of what we want for Maryland and this Nation, and it has made my service in the U.S. Senate so much more rewarding knowing that my colleague is a person who shares the burdens of our office of representing the people of Maryland and takes equal responsibility to make sure we get things done in a unified way. So, Senator Van Hollen, thank you for those very kind comments, and it is mutual. Your leadership here has benefited our State to an incredible degree. And to Senator Collins, I have been at several bipartisan groups with Senator Collins. She has a way of just reaching out and bringing people together. And I must tell you, she sort of glossed over what we did in response to January 6 and the passage of the electoral college reforms. That was not an easy task to get that to the finish line, and Senator Collins was the leader on that effort and allowed me to have input where it was needed in order to bring people together.…”