Political Quotes

“I rise today because my friend Melissa Hortman, speaker emerita of the Minnesota State House, incredible person and strong leader, was shot and killed Saturday morning, along with her husband Mark, in a tragic, politically motivated attack. State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were also shot a total of 17 times, and Yvette--incredibly and selflessly--used her own body to shield their daughter from the attacker. I thank God that they are expected to recover. I am filled with gratitude for the State and local and Federal law enforcement that marshaled all of their resources to keep Minnesota safe after this horrendous attack and to mount the largest manhunt in the history of our State to capture this shooter late on Sunday evening. This was an unspeakable act of political violence, an attack on our democracy, as well as a personal tragedy.”