Political Quotes

“I don't know if I am going to make it through this without a tear either, Dr. Foxx. Mr. Speaker, I have had the privilege of spending the last 2 years across the hallway in the Longworth Building from our colleague, Fred Keller. Throughout that time, I have been lucky enough to get to know Fred and his staff, and each was eager to lend a hand as my own staff and I adjusted to our new office, which was a little bit of a challenge because we had a contest and so we were a little late adding staff. I think one of the easiest ways to judge a Member of Congress is by their staff and the team they assemble. Team Keller has always been helpful, insightful, talented, intelligent, kind, and thoughtful. I also got to know Fred and his wife when we met for a longer period of time last summer at Nemacolin in Pennsylvania, his home State. He and his wife and my chief of staff enjoyed getting to know one another. I got to know Fred as a family man, who was elected in a special election, as a surprise to his wife when he let her know that he was going to run for Congress. I got to know he and his family, and especially his family members that he would bring up to the Capitol, his granddaughters who can be found running up on the seventh floor or here in the Chamber. When I asked his staff about Fred, one of the things they said struck me because it is also the reason that I ran for Congress.…”