Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I believe we are all familiar with the question: If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Well, here in the U.S. Senate, we can ask the question: If we accomplish something important but fail to communicate that to our constituents, did it actually happen? The majority of the American people have so much on their plates that they are not following the intricate, daily workings of this Chamber, so they expect their Senators to speak to them on a regular basis about the work they are doing on their behalf. As the author and former Presidential speechwriter James Humes has said: ``The art of communication is the language of leadership.'' That is why each and every one of us, in turn, relies on the dedicated men and women to help us communicate with folks back home. I am here on the floor today to say farewell to a member of my team who has been so instrumental in helping me communicate to the people of Oregon. For the past now 7\1/2\ years, Ray Zaccaro has served as my communications director. What a 7\1/2\ years it has been, especially when you consider how drastically the media and communications landscape has changed in that 7\1/2\ years. We have gone from local newspapers and cable news in serving as the dominant means of mass communication to Facebook and Twitter and Instagram and Snapchat and TikTok and others that are far too numerous for me to keep track of, but that is why we have a communications team.…”