Political Quotes

“the work of the 118th Congress comes to an end. The majority in this Chamber will soon change hands. Tonight, I would like to take a moment to thank my colleagues for their outstanding work over the past 4 years. This was the most productive, ambitious, and historic 4 years the Senate has seen in decades. I am proud that many of our biggest accomplishments were bipartisan--something I hope the incoming majority embraces as a model. And the accomplishments speak for themselves. They are enormous. I was so proud to lead the Senate when we did so much for so many people-- and, as I said, so much of it bipartisan. It started at the beginning in 2020, when COVID was at its worst. We passed the American Rescue Plan, sending checks to every mailbox and shots in every arm. It helped reduce the problems with COVID so quickly--more quickly than people ever felt. We passed a once-in-a-generation bipartisan infrastructure law. You see the effects of it all over America right now. Infrastructure is being rebuilt. People are being employed. Our country is getting more efficient, which it always does when we have better infrastructure. It rebuilt America's roads, bridges, and highways. It provided kids with safe drinking water. Rural communities and urban communities got access to broadband, which they had never had before--so essential in the 21st century. We brought manufacturing jobs back to our shores and revitalized American innovation through the Chips and Science Act.…”