Political Quotes

“I want to take a minute and express the appreciation of the entire Senate, especially that of Majority Leader Daschle, for the groundbreaking prayer today. Imam Saleem appeared at our weekly prayer breakfast this morning at 8 o'clock. Now for the first time in the history of this country, at least to my knowledge--I have been here awhile--we have had a Muslim offer our invocation. I not only was impressed with the content of the prayer but the manner in which it was delivered. We should all feel so good about today. Dr. Ogilvie, who is present today, is to be commended for inviting one of his colleagues to be the guest Chaplain and allowing him to take his place. We are effusive in our praise for Dr. Ogilvie always but especially today for his insight into having Imam Saleem, the Resident Imam of Masjid Muhammad and also the National Educational Director for the Muslim American Society, with us. We are so grateful that he is here. We hope he returns and again blesses us with his prayer.”