Political Quotes

“I rise to pay tribute to Emily Reynolds, our magnificent Secretary of the Senate. Abraham Lincoln once said, ``I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me, and I didn't have the heart to let him down.'' Looking back at the past 13 years, those words ring true. I know for a fact that successes and triumphs I have enjoyed throughout my years in office are largely attributable to family and friends and staff, people who have stood with me, people who hold me to a higher standard, people who compel me to meet that standard. Today, I specifically speak about one such person who has been at the center of everything I have done over the past 13 years, Emily Reynolds. No one has believed in our mutual vision for the future of Tennessee and the country--that mutual vision that she has shared and I have shared, that we have shared for the people of Tennessee--nobody has articulated and stood behind that more than Emily Reynolds.”