Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor for me to be here today and to manage this resolution that pays tribute to Morris K. Udall, who many of us here knew and remember fondly as 'Mo.' Mo's retirement from the House of Representatives in 1991, following 30 years of distinguished service in this body, was a great loss for the State of Arizona, for the environmental and Native American issues he championed, and for the cause of civility and humor in public life. His death last December after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease was a great personal loss for the Udall family, to whom I offer my deep-felt condolences. Mo earned an uncommon respect and loyalty among his colleagues here in the House and those who knew him across this great Nation. He was able to distinguish between political opponents and enemies and maintain friendships across the ideological spectrum. He built bridges of goodwill that allowed him not only to pass prolific wilderness and historic preservation agendas but to resist the partisan animosity that erodes public faith in Congress. He was a source of pride to the Arizonans he represented and a source of pride to many Americans. Mo had the courage to lose and yet was never defeated.”