Political Quotes

“Mr. President, today we came together to pass important bipartisan legislation to strengthen our national security and invest in American jobs. Many of my colleagues of both parties have helped get the National Defense Authorization Act over the finish line. I particularly want to thank my colleague Senator Portman from my State, who worked with our office to secure important Ohio priorities, and Senator Inhofe and my friend Jack Reed, who served so well on the Banking Committee in addition to the work he has done on unemployment insurance and on military issues, and Senator Crapo, my colleague from Idaho, as we worked on securing and fortifying our national interests when it comes to foreign investments. All of these colleagues of mine worked with the conference committee to get our agencies new tools to screen Chinese and other foreign investments for national security threats. This bill would not have been possible without the leadership of one Senator in particular; that is, the senior Senator from Arizona. Senator McCain's leadership on this legislation and throughout his career is why this Congress honored him through the naming of this bill--the John McCain National Defense Authorization Act. That is a rare honor. Congress rarely honors its own. We all know we all have feet of clay and don't put our friends here up on a pedestal, but for a few lions in the Senate, including Sam Nunn, John Warner, Ike Skelton, Carl Levin, and now John McCain, we have done that.…”