Political Quotes

“this is a great and historic day. A few weeks ago, I announced that LTG Karen Gibson would assume the responsibility as Senate Sergeant at Arms, becoming only the 42nd Sergeant at Arms in Senate history. I am very pleased this afternoon to make her appointment official, with her family watching on--her father David, her mother Rebecca, her sister Kathleen, her brother-in-law Daniel, her nephew Bennett, and her cousin Aaron. Lieutenant General Gibson is taking on a really big job, and I know that her family could not be more proud of her. The Senate Sergeant at Arms was established more than two centuries ago, when the U.S. Senate was still in its infancy. Back then, the primary duty of the Sergeant at Arms was essentially senatorial babysitting; recalcitrant Senators made finding a quorum a routine challenge. Today, the Sergeant at Arms is the Senate's chief administrative officer and chief law enforcement officer. They have enormous responsibility of keeping the trains running on time while, at the same time, keeping everyone, everyone in the Capitol safe. Suffice it to say, Lieutenant General Gibson has a tall order, but I have every confidence that she will perform her duties at the same exemplary standards she set over the course of her three-decade military career. As Senior Intelligence Officer in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Lieutenant General Gibson supported U.S.…”