Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Clarence Hollowell from Jacksonville Beach, Florida, for his service to our country and to our Jacksonville community. Mr. Hollowell is a veteran of the United States Army, who now spends his weekdays serving his community as a U.S. postal worker and his weekends at local cemeteries cleaning the headstones of our fallen veterans. From start to finish, each headstone takes about 2 to 3 weeks to clean and, incredibly, Mr. Hollowell has cleaned over 600 of them. He does so selflessly, purchasing his own materials, and meticulously scrubbing each headstone with a toothbrush until the stone glistens white. In his own words, Mr. Hollowell says that ``Everybody's got to have a project, and I think if you can help the community, even better.'' On behalf of the Fourth District of Florida, I thank Mr. Hollowell for his service and his inspiration to his community. ____________________”