Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. Baca of California, and I thank the Hartford-Hannibal connection. I want to thank Representative Luetkemeyer for his tireless work and effort in making this bill possible for the great institutions that both he and Representative Baca have illuminated and to stand here today and talk about the literary genius of Mark Twain and to see the institutions that will benefit from this--and, as Representative Baca points out, at no cost to the American public--enriching Americans all across this great Nation, I daresay around the globe, from the visits at these great institutions, whether it be in Hartford, whether it be in Hannibal, whether it be in Elmira or at Berkeley in California, all of whom will benefit directly from Mark Twain. I'm glad that we're having a voice vote, because I wouldn't want to put what Mark Twain had to say about Members of Congress to a test here on the floor. But as my good friend and colleague Joe Baca has pointed out, the great works of Mark Twain stand throughout the ages.…”