Political Quotes

“And the 12 that Roy has been in. But I have got to say that I never questioned whether Roy was going to be prepared, whether he was going to attend, whether he was going to absorb what he heard, and, more importantly, whether he was going to make a prudent decision about what we do. I can say that he mirrors the other 13--Susan, you being one of them--and I think that what Roy brings to this representation from Missouri is not only a man of character but a true leader. I expected to hear in your farewell address the words of Harry Truman, and I am paraphrasing when I say this because I can't remember the direct quote, but he was referencing all the things we think about that we do. But Truman boiled it down to this: The only things that matter are what happens in this room, in the U.S. Senate. And as we all three of us think of our departures, I don't think Missouri yet understands the loss that they have got by not having Roy Blunt here. But I do understand this: There are 99 other Members of the Senate who understand what the Senate will lose with Roy Blunt's decision to retire. So for all the good that you have done, Roy, I wish you many years of success from this point forward. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan.”