Political Quotes

“I want to personally thank Mr. Kildee on behalf of Alabama fans all across the Nation for bringing this important resolution to the House floor today. Mark Ingram is an exceptional athlete. As my colleagues have noted, he won the Heisman Trophy for the first time in the history of the University of Alabama to bring this honor and distinction to our storied and beloved university. But Mark Ingram is also an outstanding young man. I know the people of Michigan, and especially the people of Flint, are proud of what he has accomplished. But people all across America, especially young people, as we look to so many athletes and actors and politicians who sometimes disappoint us, here you have a young man, 19 years old, who on the night that he received the highest athletic award that can be bestowed upon a college football player, stood with tears in his eyes and proudly thanked God, thanked his family, thanked even his teachers, the professors at the University of Alabama for helping to give him this opportunity.”