Political Quotes

“I thank our colleague and dear friend, Paul Tonko, for organizing this Special Order. Mr. Speaker, to all of Congresswoman Slaughter's staff that is here, we pay tribute to them. She loved them, and she would talk about each one of them. I don't know which one is which, but she thought that we all knew which one was which. She had all the stories straight. She was so proud of them. There is so much to be said about Louise. She was a great mother. She was a fabulous wife to Bob. She was a microbiologist. She was a great grandmother. She represented a district in western New York with a Kentucky accent. I don't think that will ever happen again. She had a beautiful singing voice. I don't know how many Members know that. When our country was attacked and the Congress went out in front of the Capitol, it was Congresswoman Slaughter who started singing ``God Bless America,'' and everyone joined in on that. She was not only proud to represent the home of the feminists, those revolutionaries, she was one herself, and she was damn proud of it. She wasn't an apologist for any of it. She was proud of it because she understood that that was what was going to move America forward. She loved this House. She had a home on the Hill, and she had a home in her district, but she loved this House. She used to stand right here. This is where she did her work. Mr. Speaker, don't cross Louise. Don't ever cross Louise.…”