Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 11 young men and women from the Ninth District of Georgia who have the honor of attending one of our four United States service academies next fall. The United States service academies provide an outstanding opportunity for motivated young people to receive a fine education while gaining the skills necessary to serve their country as professional officers. I take this time to congratulate each one of these individuals for their tremendous accomplishment. Jacob Heydinger, Jacob Shewbert, Tiffany Haddock, and Cory Campbell will be attending the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Matthew McClelland will be attending the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Sawyer Madsen, Gino Saponari, and Jonathan Olson will be attending the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. John Gallagher will be attending the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. Austin Pierce and Garrett Sellers will be attending the United States Naval Preparatory School on Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. I rise today to acknowledge these outstanding young people for not only their accomplishments today for being selected, but for the impact they will have on our communities for tomorrow.…”