Political Quotes

“Madam President, while he is still on the floor, let me thank my friend from New Jersey, and I particularly appreciated the comments about our mutual friend, now deceased, Sheila Jackson Lee. I know her family was there today for a memorial service, the celebration of her life. She was, well, what we call in Texas a piece of work. She was not an easy person to say no to. (Mr. BOOKER assumed the Chair.) One of the most significant things that we did together, along with the Senator from New Jersey, in recent months was to do for the Nation what Texas has done for the last 40 years; that is, celebrate Juneteenth. As you know, this is a celebration of the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, TX, 2 years after it was signed--slaves who learned for the first time they were free. We celebrate that on Juneteenth. It was an honor to work with her on that, as well as the Senator from New Jersey, and I appreciate his comments about her. ____________________”