Political Quotes

“coincidentally, coming to the floor this morning, I signed two letters of condolences to families, one in northern Nevada--Silver Springs, NV--and one in Las Vegas, NV, to parents who lost young men in Iraq during the last week or so. I have signed lots of these letters for Nevadans, but signing one of these letters in the future will never be the same after listening to my friend from Montana. When I first learned of Phillip's death, I said on the Senate floor: Max Baucus has a son. I know him, a wonderful young man. But this nephew of Senator Baucus was like his second son. So in the future, when I sign these letters, I will think of Max Baucus because it is easy, it is human nature, to feel sorrow when we sign these letters and see these names--approaching 2,700--but when you have actually experienced the loss, I know, having witnessed the distress my friend has gone through, I repeat, signing that letter to one of these families will never be the same. So I say to Senator Baucus, who is part of the Senate family, one of the senior Members of the Senate, the thoughts of every Senator go out to you, Max. And you did today what your heart said you should do. I wish we could convey to everyone in America, through you, what is going on in our country and what sacrifices families are making. We have to make their sacrifices stand for something. Again, it is wonderful to have Max Baucus as our friend.…”