Political Quotes

“I thank Representative Arrington for his friendship. One of the things I get asked all the time as a freshman is: What is it like in Congress? Do you actually know people on the other side? I always say that, actually, one of my closest friends in Congress is Jodey Arrington. I really value the friendship we have formed, that our families have formed, much at his initiative. I mean, he struck up a conversation with my wife, and he has been so gracious as we have had our own family. It is one of the things I have enjoyed most about our class, to have relationships that transcend the rancor and the partisanship. You get to know people and know that everyone, in their own way, cares about the country, and there are things that we can do in common. I so admire Mr. Arrington's leadership from day one on term limits and trying to find common ground on making sure that this is an issue that isn't partisan, that you can be a Democrat, a Libertarian, a Republican, and still have a belief in what Thomas Jefferson said, that we should live under the laws that we make. I still have a belief that these jobs weren't supposed to be a career. They were supposed to be ones that were inspired out of answering the Nation's call to service and then returning home to your community. I also want to recognize my friend Mike Gallagher, recognize, of course, his extraordinary service to our Nation as a marine, but also his desire to cross the aisle.…”