Political Quotes

“I come to the floor, too, to thank the Senator from Tennessee for his service to our Nation and for his work here in the U.S. Senate. Some of my colleagues have already mentioned the brevity of words with which Senator Alexander can deliver a message. I, too, remember his comments as a Rules Committee member, on the inaugural address, and really capturing the moment of why a transition of power is so important to our Nation. And it struck me that we really had a poet or a writer among us, someone who could sense and feel the moment of what we were going through and express it in words. So I have no doubt that some writing is in Lamar's future here, and I look forward to seeing that. But I wanted to rise today to thank him for his service and what it has meant to my State and to our Nation. My colleague from Washington talked about their work together on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. I, too, want to thank you for the CARES Act, and I remember your recognition on FOX News about stem cell research and the great work that that has led to. So we are appreciative of those research dollars, but I want to focus on a role that maybe has not gotten as much attention--the historic role you have played on our energy budget and our National Laboratory budget.…”