(Sen. Tina Smith – Sen. Amy Klobuchar)
Minnesota’s two U-S Senators took the floor in Washington this week to honor and recognize their friends, Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
Senator Tina Smith said Melissa Hortman will be remembered as a giant among the state’s elected officials…
“In short, millions, millions of Minnesotans are better off because of the work she did. Her record of accomplishment is so extensive, it’s hard to capture it all in just a short few minutes. And so it’s so bitter to realize that she was only 55.”
Senator Amy Klobuchar said that the Hortmans will leave a lasting imprint on the state…
“Melissa and Mark Hortman were the best of us. I am shattered to have lost them. But eternally grateful to have known them.”
Both senators stressed their long personal friendships with the Hortmans.
(content: courtesy, in part, MNN)
