Political Quotes

“as the Democratic leader has so eloquently described, it is hard to imagine the smiles and the charm of Mary Miller Arnold will no longer grace the Senate. I have had the opportunity to talk to her daughter Mary Elizabeth several times since her mom's demise. The love and the respect, that bond a mother and a daughter together share, is magnificent; it sparkles so much in her voice today. Mary was a fellow Tennessean. She will be remembered most for her uncanny ability to very efficiently enforce the Senate rules at this door, without sacrificing at any point in time her unfailing, consistent professionalism, her dedication, her polite demeanor. The Senate simply could not function, we all know, without our staff and committed staff. We 100 Senators are, for the most part, the face of the Senate, but it is people such as Mary who are here, day after day, the cogs in the wheels behind it, who keep this Senate moving along, keep it ticking. She was the pulse of the Senate, in many ways. To Mary's friends and to her family, let me say, our thoughts and prayers are with you during these difficult days ahead. To quote Senator Byrd from the other day, she was 'one of a kind.' She had a tangible presence in the Senate. We are lesser now with the loss of her southern grace.”