Political Quotes

“Today Senator McCain and I are introducing legislation to rename the VA Medical Center in Prescott, AZ, to honor our colleague Bob Stump, who died on June 20. This legislation was introduced by Congressman Jim Kolbe and the other seven Arizona House Members on July 21. I had the pleasure of serving with Bob Stump in the House of Representatives in the late 1980s and early 1900s. He was a fine man, and a great public servant. A patriot and a hard-working legislator, he did not seek headlines or glory, preferring to work quietly, without fanfare, on behalf of Arizona's interests--and the Nation's. For Bob Stump, actions were louder than words. He didn't say much, but you always knew where he stood. Before coming to Congress, Bob served in both houses of the Arizona legislature from 1959 to 1976--that final year as president of the Arizona State Senate. His congressional tenure culminated in his six years as Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, a perch from which he improved the lives of his fellow veterans in innumerable ways. As Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee for two years, he helped to ensure America's military readiness by advocating tirelessly for better U.S. military technology and protecting the important work underway at Arizona's military bases. Bob's concern for the military, of course, was personnel. When he entered the Navy to serve his country in time of war, he was all of 16 years old.”