Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I think it is appropriate that the last presenter ended with a verse from the Bible. It was a marvelous verse, and that is what this Special Order is going to be about. Recently, in November, we celebrated, once again, since the year 1941, National Bible Week. This is something that has been declared and proclaimed by every President since Franklin D. Roosevelt, who started this in 1941, just days before we were attacked at Pearl Harbor. As the world was hurdling toward World War II, it was so appropriate that the country turned to the Bible for sustenance and guidance. I have been leading this particular commemoration on National Bible Week for--I don't know--8 or 10 years on the floor of the House. This will be my last opportunity because I will be voluntarily retiring from Congress in January. I want to thank so many people who have helped me during my career, but, most of all, I would like to first thank my Lord and Savior for the opportunity to represent Colorado's Fifth Congressional District for 18 years. It is my relationship with Him, with God, who has provided any wisdom or success that I have experienced in my congressional career. National Bible Week was in November, but that was during Thanksgiving, when we were all out of town, so we chose this week to actually formally celebrate it and commemorate it here on the floor of the House.…”