Political Quotes

“it is a great moment--or a few moments ago it was a great moment, but it continues to be. Our dear friend Senator Patty Murray reached an amazing milestone--10,000 votes over the course of her career in the Senate, the first woman Senator in American history to do so. (Applause.) We are not supposed to clap, but every once in a while, breaking protocol is appropriate, as it is now. It is a remarkable accomplishment for a truly remarkable public servant. Her accomplishments--if she had just cast 10,000 votes, that would be pretty good, but her accomplishments go way beyond that and often dwarf it. She was also the first woman to serve in several Senate leadership positions: chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee; chair of the Budget Committee; and, of course, at the beginning of this Congress, she made history as the first woman ever to serve as President pro tempore of the Senate. She is a voice the Senate and the country rely on, on some of the biggest issues we face. When she speaks, everyone listens--Democrats, Republicans, liberals, conservatives, Independents--because they know that she has studied it carefully and it comes right from the heart; it is not political calculation in any way. In issues like healthcare, environment, labor rights, pension, childcare, there is Patty Murray as a beacon--not just a speaker, not just a legislator, but a beacon--to all of us.…”