Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize an everyday hero, a young constituent of mine who has set an example we would all do well to follow. Mary Patricia Hector, a 15-year-old from Lithonia, Georgia, refused to sit idly by while children across the Nation died in playgrounds, while funerals outnumbered graduation ceremonies, and where violence beget more violence. Mary Pat channeled her outrage into a campaign to combat youth gun violence aptly named Think Twice. Her campaign encourages youths to think twice before picking up a gun. Mary Pat's work earned her the Peace First Prize, a prestigious peace-making award. I am proud of her achievements, and I am glad to have the privilege of representing her. Like those before me, I also pray that my good friend from Missouri, former Chairman Ike Skelton, rest in peace. ____________________”