Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my humblest gratitude for the opportunity to serve my community, my country, and the U.S. House of Representatives for the last 8 years. Anybody who has lived the life of public service knows that you have to surround yourself with good people, meaning you have got to have a great team, both in the district, as well as here in the U.S. Capitol; from the legislative side of things, as well as making sure that your constituency has the best customer service there is. We have had an amazing team. To be able to help people in our community with all of the different challenges they have faced with Social Security, or VA benefits, or visas, we have had an amazing team there to help out. To help our veterans receive the benefits that they deserve and have earned, we have had a great team to help out. We have passed a number of pieces of legislation because we have had a team here in Washington, D.C. that is focused on delivering for our community, for our State, and for our country. And for that, I need to thank our entire team, from my chief of staff: Jim Kjol in the State Senate; to Jason Larrabee here, starting from my first days; to now, Bret Manley, my current chief of staff. We have had teams that have been managed by great individuals. On the personal front, you can't do this job without having a spouse that is there with you through all of the challenges of campaigns, schedules, and traveling.…”