Political Quotes

“I join my colleagues today in honoring you and thanking you for the incredible devotion you have shown to the United States Senate and to express my deep respect for you--respect that I know the people of Michigan share. You have been a longtime friend to me and to the people of my home State. One thing we have always had in common: our parents were both in the automobile industry. As of course you know, your dad was a car salesman, and my father owned an Oldsmobile dealership. So we have both known, from the very beginning, how critically important American manufacturing is for so many people in Michigan and across the country. We worked together, both when you were the Senator from Delaware and then as the Vice President of the United States, to save the auto industry back in 2008. You know that the only way we succeed is if we do everything we can to support and grow America's middle class, which you have done your entire career. There are countless instances over your 40 years of service when you were on the right side of history: when you led the passage of the Violence Against Women Act; in your work as the chair of the Judiciary and Foreign Relations Committee; through your wise counsel as Vice President and your ability to work with us to get so much done over the last 8 years; with Dr.…”