Political Quotes

“my thanks to the committee leaders for bringing forward the nominations to the Senate of Judge Greg Kays and Stephen Limbaugh to be Federal district court judges for the Western and Eastern District Courts of Missouri. Both Judge Kays and Judge Limbaugh are outstanding nominees for the Federal bench. They share bipartisan support, have fine legal minds, long records of public service, and represent the values and character of my Missouri constituents. Both men's modesty matches the modest size of their Midwestern hometowns. But as we have seen so many times in our history, great men, men of learning, men of intellect and excellence, come from modest places. One should not doubt this to be the case. Values of fairness, service, kindness, community, learning, self-reliance, and personal responsibility are those that we value in our constituents, in our small-town communities, and we should value in our judges. I think this confirmation process has succeeded in producing two such men.”