Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Palma High School Chieftains football team who recently won the California 4-A State championship. While Palma High is no longer a part of my 19th Congressional District--I thank the redistricting commission--the Chieftains are definitely part of my memories. As a proud Carmel High Padre football player, I played against Palma all 4 years of my high school career, and, yes, I lost to Palma all 4 years. Mr. Speaker, Palma is what you call a powerhouse when it comes to sports, especially in football, but they have never won a State championship until this year. At the beginning of this season, it didn't even look like they were going to win sectionals as they started off going 0 and 5. Nevertheless, typical Palma, led by Head Coach Jeff Carnazo, they always work hard, they always play smart, and, inevitably, they always win as they did over Mission Oaks High School in the State championship I congratulate Palma President, Chris Dalman, whom I played against back in high school, and who went on to play with the San Francisco 49ers and win a Super Bowl. I congratulate the parents, the students, and, of course, the Chieftain football team on their State championship. They not only made the central coast proud, they made this former Padre very proud. ____________________”