Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. Kanjorski, the new dean. I know that is probably a hard title to accept now under these circumstances. It's interesting, I was listening to Mr. Larson speak, and I truly wish that every American had the opportunity to be in Johnstown on Monday night last to be part of the wake we had because it was truly a celebration of a man who deserves to be celebrated, but it was very striking in the bipartisanship that was displayed there. Friends on both sides of the aisle came to honor the man who was--and the word is not overused in this case--a giant, who knew how to fight for what he believed in, but also knew the art of the possible. One thing Jack taught me a long time ago is that we are judged on this Earth not by what we don't do, but what we do. That is how I think we all have to proceed as Members of Congress in this body that we are privileged to be elected to serve. And here is a man who fought for everything he believed in. Back in 2006, a number of us had the privilege of meeting Jack. He became our mentor when we came into power as the majority party again. And it was his leadership, his tutelage, and his guidance that got us here. And the fact of the matter is, when you came to Jack with a problem, especially one that dealt with the troops, he was going to take care of it. Before my tenure here in Congress I was a professor at Penn State, and I had a student who was deployed to Iraq in the first wave of the invasion.…”