Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, first, before she departs the Chamber, let me just say what an absolute pleasure it was to travel to the Middle East with the gentlelady from Wyoming. Mrs. Lummis was a pleasure to have as a companion. She was inquisitive. The purpose of that trip was particularly to bring Members who had not been to Israel before so that we could learn about the importance, not just strategically, the importance of Israel in terms of its relative location to its neighbors so that Members like Mrs. Lummis could see and understand just how important it is that we continue to be supportive of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. Everyone I know that travels to Israel comes back a stronger supporter and a stronger pro-Israel advocate; and I commend you, Mrs. Lummis, for doing just that. It was an absolute pleasure. We began a friendship that I know will continue many years into the future, so thank you very much. With that, Mr. Speaker, I am thrilled to be joined by my colleague, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Tonko), this evening. We're going to spend some time talking about our economy and talking about the evolution of our economy. There certainly has been some ebb and flow in that regard, but we are here tonight to talk about the success that we have had in turning the economy around and beginning to see progress. Inch by inch, month after month, there is more and more progress as we move forward. This evening I want to highlight, Mr.…”