Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleagues in paying tribute to Senator Christopher Dodd, a longtime public servant and fellow New Englander whose dedication to advancing the common good with common sense, independence, and a genuine desire to solve problems has served both his constituents of Connecticut as well as his country for 36 years. With trust, comity, and a love for the institution of the Senate, Senator Dodd has for more than three decades contributed to creating a legislative environment where at crucial moments in the life of the greatest deliberative body in human history, the upper Chamber was able to work its will to the lasting benefit of the American people, and we could not be more grateful. Indisputably, and as countless colleagues have noted, public service has always been at the center of Senator Dodd's life--literally, as he is the first son of Connecticut to follow his father into the U.S. Senate, and remarkably, for the past 30 years, Senator Dodd has had the privilege of sitting at the same desk used by his father, Senator Thomas Dodd, during his 12 years in the Senate. Chris Dodd's longstanding devotion to the public arena has spanned from his three terms in the U.S. House--the last of which I was privileged to serve with him--to his five terms in the U.S. Senate.…”