Cory Booker: “Senator Padilla, I was teasing. I am not yielding yet, Senator Padilla. I was teasing that man over there named Bennet.…”

“Senator Padilla, I was teasing. I am not yielding yet, Senator Padilla. I was teasing that man over there named Bennet. He and I have known each other for years, but you and I have known each other for longer. I knew the Senator from Washington before I got here-- mutual friends. So these are three people who were friends of mine before we met in this institution. If I had Coons here, I would have all four. You, though, I knew you longer than Bennet, longer than the great Senator from Washington, and the chairwoman. We met in 1998, 1999, around then. We were both city council people. And a dear friend, the beautiful man who introduced us, told me before we walked into your office that you were a rising star, that you were a man of deep decency; that you were going to do extraordinary things in your career, and he didn't overstate the fact. You are one of my close friends, and I definitely yield for a question while retaining the floor.”