Political Quotes

“this morning, the Senate Democratic caucus held leadership elections for the 119th Congress. I am grateful, I am honored, I am humbled that my colleagues have again unanimously elected me to serve as their Democratic leader. To my Democratic colleagues: Thank you for this opportunity. Thank you for extending to me your trust. Serving as Democratic leader has been one of the greatest honors of my time in public office, as has been representing the people of New York. It has allowed me to learn more from my colleagues than I could have possibly dreamed of when I first took this job. And after 4 years of the most productive and consequential years the Senate has had in decades, it has galvanized my faith in this Chamber's ability to get big things done for the country because, wow, we got a lot done, even in times of division, especially when bipartisanship prevails, as it did with so many of our bills. Most of the major bills we passed were done in a bipartisan way. Anyone who thinks in this Chamber that we should abandon bipartisanship is making a huge mistake. Whether it is CHIPS and Science or infrastructure or gun safety or helping the veterans, gay marriage--you name it--we did it in a bipartisan way. I pledge to dedicate every ounce of my strength and focus and wit-- however much I have of that--to keep serving as leader dutifully the years ahead to help our caucus better serve the American people. I want to say, Mr. President, that I love my caucus.…”