Political Quotes

“I wish to say to my colleague I certainly have enjoyed his comments, and I am excited for him. I sit very close to him in the Senate, and I am with him a great deal. I do plan on keeping a cane out of the reach of my colleague for a few days. I very much appreciate his service and leadership to the Republican Party in the Senate. I think in his position he has brought out the best in all of us in the best way he could. I am excited for him. I look at this as a great day for the Senate. It is a great day for our country. This is a great day for the State of Tennessee. I can tell my colleague, based on the conversations we have had and the way I know my colleague, the Senate is going to become very quickly a more interesting place to serve. For all of us who have been concerned about our lack of ability to solve our Nation's greatest problems, I look at what the Senator has done today as a step in the direction toward us being able as a body to more responsibly deal with the pressing issues he outlined in his talk. So I thank my colleague for having the courage to step down from a position that many Republican Senators would love to have. I thank my colleague for the way he serves our country. I thank him for the example he has been to so many in his public service in our State and in our country, and I thank the Senator for being my friend. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from North Carolina.”