Biden and Harris Join Thousands at Funeral for Assassinated Rep. Melissa Hortman

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00:00and no torment shall touch them.

00:04As gold in the furnace, he proved them and took them to himself.

00:10Pray, sisters and brothers, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the Almighty Father.

00:18May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands.

00:23Sacrificial offerings, O Lord, for the salvation of your servants, Melissa and Mark.

00:29I think all of you know, Melissa was an extraordinary legislator, and Mark was her proudest supporter.

00:41He was there in her early electoral defeats, to the height of her power of speaker.

00:46But it's easy to sometimes forget, for all its significance, politics is just people.

00:51That's all it is. Just a bunch of human beings trying to do the best they can.

00:55Melissa Hortman will be remembered as the most consequential speaker in Minnesota history.

01:01I get to remember as a close friend, a mentor, and the most talented legislator I've ever known.

01:08I give you a turn.