Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Debbie Lesko, Representative Lesko. Although I am not from Arizona, I would wonderfully be in Arizona to have her as my Representative. Yes, indeed, we were on a boat in Grand Lake in Oklahoma for a Heat and Western Caucus event. You don't think of Oklahoma as being cold. It was cold and rainy and nasty, but we were troopers, and we were out there. My next interaction with Mrs. Lesko was approaching her about steering and how to get on the Energy and Commerce Committee. She was gracious, kind, knowledgeable, a tremendous mentor, as she was to everybody. Honestly, I don't think I have ever seen Debbie smile as much as I have seen her tonight and as I have watched this on video. Getting on the Energy and Commerce Committee, she was just one tier above me. Although, I had served on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis my first term between 2021 and 2022, she then came on the committee this term; so we were serving in the 118th Congress both on Energy and Commerce and on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. You have heard a lot about her kindness, her mentoring, and her friendship. You have heard about her grace. You have heard how she is conservative, but not angry. That is such a great description of her. What you didn't hear a lot about was her intellect. Debbie studies. She is smart. She is able to dissect through things. She is able to prioritize.…”