Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Departing Utah Senator Mitt Romney
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to pay tribute to Senator Mitt Romney of Utah, whose commitment to bipartisanship helped pass important legislation in the Senate like COVID relief and the infrastructure bill. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:
Today I wish to pay tribute and say thank you to a colleague from across the aisle, Senator Mitt Romney, who delivered his farewell address yesterday.
I enjoyed meeting Senator Romney's family, his sons, his wife at his reception the other night, and told him how much I respected him and how much we'll miss him in the Senate.
On most issues Senator Romney and I may have seemed like oil and water, but I always have appreciated him for his decency, his commitment to our country, and his willingness to work in good faith in a bipartisan way when the chance presented itself. And over the last four years we found numerous ways to do just that: Senator Romney was a good partner to me on COVID relief legislation—despite much opposition from the other side—and he helped build consensus on the infrastructure bill. He also remains a fierce defender of the Ukrainian people.
Finally, I will always appreciate that Senator Romney joined me—alongside Senators Rosen, Kelly, and Cassidy—on our mission to Israel in the aftermath of October 7th. So thank you to Senator Romney and I wish you and your family the best on a new chapter in your life.
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