Political Quotes

“first of all, I want to send a heartfelt thanks to the distinguished Senator from Illinois, who has been spending nearly a decade trying to make the dreams of tens of thousands of students a reality. This is really an American dream. This is American as anything else. If there is a person who has fought incredibly hard to make that dream a reality, it is Dick Durbin. So I am thrilled that before I came to the Senate, while I was arguing for this very same passage in the House of Representatives, there was a Dick Durbin here in the U.S. Senate raising the voice of all of those who have no voice, trying to call upon the conscience of the Senate to do what is morally right--morally right. So I salute him, regardless of the vote tomorrow. I hope it is a measure that passes and makes a dream a reality, but he really deserves an enormous amount of credit. Mr. President, I rise in what will probably be the last opportunity before the vote tomorrow--I do not know who is watching. I do not know how many of our colleagues are tuned in. I hope they are. I am not even speaking to a broader audience. In my mind, this is about 100 Members of the U.S. Senate who have an opportunity to cast a vote that ultimately can transform the lives of tens of thousands of young people who call America their home.”