Political Quotes

“I wish to lend my voice and talk for a moment about a very special friend, Senator Joe Donnelly. One of the things we know about the Midwest and Great Lakes is that we do care about our neighbors. Someone with a really good snowblower might clean off his neighbor's driveway, too, since he was out there anyway. That reminds me of Joe Donnelly. We know that Joe is the senior Senator from Indiana. It is a wonderful neighboring State. We may compete now and again, but I have been so grateful to be Senator Donnelly's neighbor and his friend. Over the past 6 years, I have had the good fortune to partner with Senator Donnelly on many issues that affect our States and the country. We are both passionate about fighting for workers and stopping the exporting of American jobs. We want to export our products, not our jobs. Joe has been at the front of the line fighting for American workers. Making things and growing things--that is what Michigan does, that is what Indiana does, that is what we are all about, and Joe has been at the front of the line to make sure that jobs are there making things and growing things. We have had the opportunity to work together on the Senate Agriculture Committee, and in just a moment, we are going to hopefully be passing a 5-year farm bill. Joe has been an important voice in that. It is something that we relish because, as a committee, we work together on a bipartisan basis and get things done.…”