Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise to recognize Alee Lockman. Alee Lockman is the pride of Brockton, MT. In fact, Alee grew up on her family's wheat farm 10 miles north of Brockton in eastern Montana. Alee is also the pride of Froid High School, a classic high school in Montana. She was the valedictorian of a graduating class size of six. Alee graduated from Froid High School and went on to Harvard and graduated in 2010. Alee Lockman also served as my communications director for the past 3 years. She came back to Washington when I was elected to the House and served on my team there. She worked on my campaign staff as well when we ran for the U.S. Senate. And thanks to Alee's tireless work and strong work ethic, we were able to win that race, and she came over to the Senate side and served as my communications director there for the past year-plus. She played an absolutely invaluable role in my office. She is a brilliant, creative thinker who has a talent unparalleled. I will never forget our road trips across Montana. There were times when we would spend countless hours in a small, little compact car--I am used to driving my big Ford pickup--that we would rent and literally drive thousands of miles across Montana and visit all the small towns. Nobody was a greater advocate for rural Montana issues--somebody who lived it and breathed it her entire life--than Alee Lockman.…”