Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise to join my colleagues today in support of this resolution and associate myself with the eloquent and heartfelt expressions of condolences and comfort from my colleagues from both sides of the aisle. And hearing the wonderful stories about Gabby told on this floor help capture the warmth and humanity that is Gabby Giffords. The shock, horror, and tears that followed the unfolding of the terrible news from Arizona, it's like just yesterday. Here was Gabby, out on the first day after we finished votes to meet with her constituents at a Congress on your Corner, an event that many of us do in our own districts. She was joined by her dedicated staff and a large number of constituents who wanted to talk with her, including a third grader so excited to meet with her Congressperson, who had just been elected to an office in her elementary school. I send my condolences on behalf of all of the people of Hawaii to the families of those who lost loved ones in this senseless act of violence. And I'm going to say their names again because they must not be forgotten: John Roll, 63, chief judge for the U.S.…”