Political Quotes

“while the distinguished senior Senator from Georgia is on the floor, I wish to associate myself with what he had to say about Congressman John Lewis. Congressman Lewis has been a friend, a colleague, and a mentor to all of us on both sides of the aisle on the issues of civil rights. He is one of the true heroes. We sometimes overuse the word ``hero.'' But I think the Senator and I would both agree that this is a man who deserves the word ``hero.'' Lynch Nomination Mr. President, we are talking about human trafficking. We have heard horrific stories. Certainly those of us who are parents or grandparents have to think how horrible it would be if these things had happened to our children or our grandchildren. I am usually the only person on the floor who has prosecuted child molesters--and I still have nightmares over some of the cases I have prosecuted--I wish we would never have another one of these awful cases. So as we consider legislation about human trafficking and exploitation, we could take immediate action to show support for protecting our Nation's most vulnerable from human trafficking by confirming Loretta Lynch to be Attorney General. I say this because Ms. Lynch has a proven track record in prosecuting human trafficking and child rape cases. Ms. Lynch's record in pursuing these cases is so well established that even prominent FOX News hosts have praised her. One host at FOX News called her a ``hero'' for the prosecution of a child rapist.…”