Political Quotes

“every week, I try to come down to the floor and talk a little bit about my State and do a little bit of bragging in what we call our ``Alaskan of the Week'' series. Now, there is a lot to talk about with regard to Alaska. We would love for the people in the Gallery and the people who are watching to come out and visit our great State. It will be the trip of a lifetime. The scenery, of course, is gorgeous, and the mountains are rugged, but it is really the people who make my State so special--rugged, self-sufficient, kind, and very generous people all across an area that is over two and one- half times the size of Texas. I apologize to my Texas colleagues, as they get a little upset when I talk about that, but it is true. Every week, we have been recognizing a group or a person who has worked to make Alaska a stronger place, a stronger community--a State that, I think, is the best State in our great Nation. I call these individuals our Alaskans of the Week. Today, I take all who are watching to Alaska's interior, to a town called Fairbanks, AK, where about 32,000 of my fellow Alaskans live. It is a beautiful, wonderful place. Fairbanks is hot in the summer. My wife and I were married there many years ago. It was over 90 degrees when we got married in August, but it is really cold in the winter. We spent January 1, 2000--the millennium celebration--in Fairbanks with our kids and our family. It was 50 below zero without the windchill-- cold.…”