Political Quotes

“That is true, and I thank the gentleman for bringing that up. And I thank him for his expert witness testimony about the constitutionality of H.R. 3, because we both know that it is not. Madam Speaker, we are very limited for time here right now, and with your permission, I want to end with this story: Madam Speaker, again, we are talking about real people. We are talking about people like Richard Lutz. Richard Lutz was a store manager who could be regularly found refereeing youth football, basketball, and baseball games around my hometown of Savannah, Georgia. Richard started having memory problems at 62 years of age. He was prescribed Aricept to slow down the effects of Alzheimer's, but before too long, he needed to have someone with him at all times. His wife, Barbara, worked as a nurse, but they couldn't afford for her to stop working, too. So Barbara and her four kids did as much as they could to rotate as caregivers, and they eventually hired another nurse to help out as well. Eventually, Richard's memory deteriorated to the point where he lost his ability to converse. For the last 11 months of his life, he could only respond to his family members with, I love you, too. After a 7-year fight with Alzheimer's, Richard Lutz passed away at the age of 69. Today, Barbara hears from neighbors and friends when they find out someone they know and love gets diagnosed. They reach out to her and they ask: What do I do? What do I do?…”