Political Quotes

“As usual, the distinguished dean is eager to take to the microphone, but not yet. There is more to come. When the distinguished Republican leader of the House referenced the animals in your office, the menagerie there, I was reminded of one of your ties, and I shared this story with Members on the day that you became the dean of the House, now the longest-serving Republican today. But I saw you one day with a tie that really gave me hope, because it had an owl and an eagle and a baby seal on it, and I said, ``Oh, Mr. Chairman, I am so happy to see you paying tribute to these endangered species,'' to which you said, ``I call this tie lunch.'' I knew you were only kidding, right? So, in any event, we have all had our stories with the chairman. We all respect and admire him. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the distinguished Democratic majority leader of the House for purposes of commenting on the distinguished dean, the longest-serving Republican in the House.”