Political Quotes

“It is with great pride and some emotion that I rise to honor an outstanding and longstanding member of my staff who has been a pillar of my office for nearly 15 years, my Senior Advisor and Director of Member Services, Michael Long. To Members of Congress and all who work and serve in this Chamber, the name Michael Long is synonymous with excellence. Michael is a coalition-builder and a communicator, a liaison and a leader with an extraordinary talent for forging enduring, effective connections, both within and outside the Capitol. I have watched him with great pride over the years as he welcomed young people to the Capitol, including the Boy Scouts, as an Eagle Scout himself, showing his leadership from early on, whether it is his communication with his many friends and admirers in the Congressional Black Caucus or with the Members across the Congress on both sides of the aisle. We all know and are grateful for his unwavering patience and perseverance and his remarkable ability to anticipate and meet the needs of Members. Michael comes from a family that is committed to the civil rights movement. He has it in his DNA, although he is younger than the movement. For this and other reasons, many of us were privileged that Michael came with us, under the leadership of Karen Bass and the Congressional Black Caucus, to Ghana. Mr. Whip, you were a leader in that delegation, and you know how moving it was.…”