Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to remember a giant of the legal world, Ted Olson. It may seem odd that a Democrat would stand on the floor of the House of Representatives to honor this rock-ribbed Republican lawyer. Remember, this is the man who successfully argued Bush v. Gore, and later represented the Bush administration before the Supreme Court. Mr. Olson's conservative vision did not come at the expense of those who some of his peers sought to relegate to the margins. He stood up for people like Dreamers and LGBTQ+ Americans because he understood that everyone had the right to pursue the American Dream. I am personally grateful that he took up and won Hollingsworth v. Perry, the case that overturned California's Proposition 8 and restored marriage equality to my home State of California. As we honor Mr. Olson, I remain hopeful that my Republican friends will honor his vision for conservatism, one that brings people together and not divides them. ____________________”