Political Quotes

“I have had a number of titles, as all we Senators have over the years, but the title that means the most to me has always been ``Dad,'' ``Father.'' It is so important that my five children recognize me as their dad. My oldest child is a daughter, Lana, but I also have 12 granddaughters. As a father and grandfather, I can't imagine the horror of having one of these girls abducted, kidnapped, and stolen--even though Nigeria is thousands of miles away from where we sit today. My nightmare, our nightmare--we are always worrying about our girls-- is a reality in Nigeria. On the night of April 14, more than 250 girls--I don't know the exact number--were stolen from a school by a terrorist group called Boko Haram. These kidnappers, a cowardly group of men--thugs and terrorists--have announced their attention to sell the girls in the marketplace. It was only yesterday the leader of this organization was on television saying we have them and we are going to sell them. How would that make a mother or dad, family member feel? It is sickening to think these girls are at the mercy of these slavers. These are terrible reports. Some say--some of the reports we get--some of the girls have already been sold into Chad and Cameroon. I hope that is wrong. So I, with my colleagues, join with the rest of the world in renouncing these heinous acts. We must remember that this crime is only one of the many acts of terrorism of this awful group Boko Haram.…”