Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my mother, Delores Lorenz. My mom will be 95 years old this year, and she is still going strong. She lives on her own. She cuts her own grass. I hope I can be like her. My mom has always been there for me. She stayed home and raised us kids. She worked hard. Believe me, being a mom is hard work. She got up early in the morning because my dad had to go to work very early in the morning, and she would make sure that she would make him breakfast every morning. She washed our clothes, cleaned up everything, and made our dinners. She was famous for baking pies, although she said she is now retired from baking pies, which makes me sad. She helped all of us kids with our homework, and when I ran for Congress, my mother stood in the heat in front of the Ace Hardware store outside of Phoenix, Arizona, and walked her whole neighborhood to collect signatures to get me on the ballot. I love my mom. She made me who I am. I thank my mom for always being there for me. I thank her for everything she does. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair reminds Members not to refer to persons in the gallery. ____________________”