Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to recognize an incredible, longtime labor leader in Florida, a man who spent so much of his life to improve the lives of working families throughout the Sunshine State, and a man I call a dear friend. Robert Michael Williams, or, as we knew him, Mike Williams, was born on October 27, 1950, in McIntosh, Florida, to Bob and Martha Williams. Mike's father worked in the paper mills and relocated his family to work in North Carolina and St. Marys, Georgia, where Mike graduated from Camden County High School in 1968. Mike lettered in football and basketball during all 4 years of high school. He was a pretty tall guy. He excelled in academics, represented his school at Boys State, participated in debate club, and, in his senior year, served as the student council president and ``Mr. CCHS,'' along with several other superlatives. After attending Georgia Tech and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College for a brief time, Mike packed his acoustic guitar, backpacked Europe, and then returned home only to head west to Colorado. To support himself, Mike worked several different jobs, reflecting, ``I worked many temporary jobs in the service and construction industries, living paycheck to paycheck.'' Mike returned to Florida and began his career as a construction electrician with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, otherwise known as IBEW, Local 177 in Jacksonville.…”