Political Quotes

“just yesterday I joined a colloquy with my freshmen Republican Members on the importance of our national security, the importance of our troops, the importance of the threats that are currently facing our Nation. I was honored to be on the floor with my fellow freshmen Members, including Senators Rounds, Capito, Sullivan, Lankford, and Gardner. Today, Senators Ernst and Perdue will also join us. I wish to take this opportunity to talk about the Republican freshmen class and describe who we are. We were all elected just about 2 years ago, in the fall of 2014. While each one does much more than these brief descriptions, I thought it might be important to share this: Senator Joni Ernst from Iowa is a retired lieutenant colonel in the Army National Guard, where Iowa, of course, is home to Camp Dodge National Guard Base. Senator Ernst was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate as well as see combat. Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska, lieutenant colonel, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Senator Sullivan is a marine. My dad is also a marine. Of course, Alaska is home to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Senator Mike Rounds, the former Governor of South Dakota. He is a great businessman, and he resides in South Dakota, which is also the home of Ellsworth Air Force Base. Senator Cory Gardner of Colorado serves on the Foreign Relations Committee. I served with Cory in the U.S. House. Of course, Colorado is proudly home to the U.S.…”