Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McHenry). Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from California (Mr. Calvert) for hosting this Special Order for a special friend. Kevin McCarthy's relentless perseverance, keen insights, and unmatched knowledge of the personalities of the House were amazing to witness firsthand. While the public saw the 15 rounds of votes in January and the historic spending cuts of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, privately, what I got to see was the legislative equivalent of an elite power athlete expertly working people, process, and policy to get the best outcome in this Chamber. It was truly an expertise that he had honed over his service in the California State Assembly and here in Congress to make this place work. It takes a legislative craftsman to make an institution like this work. It takes history, it takes training, it takes focused energy, and it takes will, perseverance and grit. I got to see all those things in Kevin. Now, everybody else got to see the sunny optimism, the personalities that he loved embracing, and his spirit of friendship with people he had just met. That was wonderful to see. However, to see him behind the scenes being able to put all these disparate talents and gifts that he has to work for public policy was awesome. It was a special thing to work with Kevin.…”