Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank Mr. Collins and especially Mr. Issa, the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, as well as our ranking member, for approving this bill and for bringing it one step closer to its full consideration by the House today. This legislation would name a post office in my congressional district in Princeton, Florida, an area in the southern part of Miami- Dade County, after a local hero, Marine Corporal Christian A. Guzman Rivera, who was killed by an IED, an improvised explosive device, while serving our country in Afghanistan. Christian was 21 years old, and was killed in the western province of Afghanistan in a place called Farah by the enemies of freedom and democracy. Christian was born on the tropical island of Puerto Rico on December 3, 1987. Two years later he moved with his family to south Florida, where he attended our public schools and joined the Junior ROTC at Homestead Senior High School. Previously a shy boy, Christian became a more confident young man through his leadership experience in JROTC. Upon graduation from Homestead High in 2006, he enrolled in Miami- Dade County's Fire Rescue Academy and graduated from the firefighter program. Christian also became a certified emergency medical technician, an EMT. But Christian, who was always dedicated to public service, also wanted to serve our country in our Armed Forces.…”