Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the memories of Gabe Zimmerman, Judge John Roll, Christina-Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris, Dorwan Stoddard, and Phyllis Schneck. I rise also to voice my sincere hope for the recovery of our friend and colleague, Representative Gabrielle Giffords, and the others who were injured in Saturday's terrible shooting. The loss to the Congressional community and to Tucson has already been great. We can only hope the loss will not become even greater. Representative Giffords serves a politically divided community. As long as I have known her, she's worked honestly and tirelessly to bridge that divide. There are few greater goals in public life than bringing people together and creating unity. Whatever your politics, Representative Giffords is a listener and a seeker of solutions. In politics and in life, that is a rare thing. She spread that ethic to her staff, as Tucson knows very well. Gabe Zimmerman, her director of community outreach, had an incredible and contagious desire to help people and make their lives better. When we speak of public service, we sometimes forget the many unelected but no less dedicated men and women whose work enriches the city, district, state or country they serve. Tucson, and I hope the country, will never forget public servants like Gabe. He will be missed by more people than he could ever know. Judge Roll was a strong, honest and effective advocate for the American justice system, and his loss will be deeply felt.…”