Political Quotes

“now, at the beginning, before I speak on the business of the day, I would like to add that yesterday we were all overjoyed, just thrilled, to hear from our colleague, our dear friend, Senator Ben Ray Lujan. Through his first public video message shared on social media, Ben Ray reiterated yesterday that his recovery is going well; that his office continues to work serving the people of New Mexico; and that he expects, praise God, to make a full recovery. I have been able to get on the phone with him in recent days. He was chipper. He sounded like the same Ben Ray we have come to know and love, and I can report he is in very good spirits, raring to go. From now until his return, all of us in the Senate miss him greatly. We are rooting for him. We cannot wait to see him walk through the doors of this Chamber once again to get back to work. Business Before The Senate Madam President, now on Senate business, on Postal, last week, as you know, the House passed, with overwhelming bipartisan support--I believe a majority from each party--the most important update to the U.S. Postal Service in decades. The Postal bill is the definition of legislation that should sail through the Congress. Both sides support it. It had diligent work by both Democrats and Republicans, with major input from both parties. Everyone knows we need it, and the American people so strongly support action to put our Postal Service on sustainable footing.…”