Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I have some remarks to make with respect to healthcare that I will offer in a moment. First, I want to address the events of this morning. The shooting that took place in Alexandria today was a horrendous, despicable act of violence. The victims--including Congressman Scalise, two Capitol police officers, and two others--are still undergoing treatment. There is much that is still not known about what happened. There are a few things that are known. First, it is thanks to the extraordinary heroics of the Capitol Police and first responders on the scene that this shooting did not become a massacre. Each and every one of us who comes to work in these buildings every day is profoundly grateful for our Capitol Police, our first responders, and the incredible service and protection they provide. Second, I think all of us know that this violence has visited too many of our communities. It has cost and ruined too many lives. Finally, we know that the game our colleagues were practicing for--a charity game between rival parties that is held to benefit disadvantaged kids--is going to go on as planned. The game is a show of friendship. It is a show of bipartisanship. It is an indication that, as there are strong differences of opinion on the policies that we debate on the floor of the Senate, we still come together at urgent times like this. The game, which shows our commitment to friendship and bipartisanship, has never been needed more than it will be tomorrow.…”