Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa). Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, Mr. Calvert, for leading this appropriate time here today. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I come forward to be part of this. It is also with optimism because I have known Kevin for 21 years, and he was always and is always the optimistic one in the room. He always sees what we can do. He always sees the vision for each of us as elected Representatives and, more importantly, the country. He always thinks of the country. He always thinks how we are going to better the institution, whether it was in the California State Assembly as we were cutting our teeth in politics there or here on this national and international stage. Mr. Speaker, I am somber right now because what has happened really is a waste, as my good friend and colleague, Mr. McClintock, mentioned. There were only 269 days of what could have been a really great thing. Kevin will be part of everything we do in a different form and in a different venue because he still loves and cares about this country. He still is a great friend to his colleagues, even though he exits this area for a time. I am grateful to him for his friendship. Anything I have ever asked, he has always helped in his leadership role for me as a Member in either one of the bodies, the State Assembly or here. He is always optimistic and has a smile. He has a lot of funny stories to go with it that I can't tell here.…”