Political Quotes

“I wish to follow the comments of my friend, the Senator from Indiana, although I do think the Record should be corrected. I would say to my colleague I have also dealt with the Senator from Louisiana a number of times on a number of issues, and I have thought of lots of words to describe her style, but ``gentle'' would not be one to come to mind. I know this is a day to pay tribute, so I wish to echo some of the comments of the Senator from Indiana. I first met part of the Landrieu family when I had a chance to meet Mary's dad when he was serving as the Secretary of HUD and I was a young staff person. Mary talks a lot about her family. Her family was kind enough to host me a variety of times when I was in Louisiana. She has a great family, a great tradition. So many folks have spoken about specific issues regarding Mary's service in the Senate. I am not going to talk about her focus on issues and the relentlessness she brings, but I wish to acknowledge her generosity and heart and spirit. She and Frank would always open their home for whatever cause. Again, I heard the comments about her enormous heart and commitment for adoption. I think about so many events that we go to, but those Angels of Adoption events at her house touched all of us in a way that is not often the case. I also can acknowledge now that she has a great love for the Commonwealth of Virginia and has spent some time there due to her love of horses and her daughter's riding and her own riding.…”