Political Quotes

“At the beginning of the 113th Congress, the Illinois delegation in the House of Representatives will be missing a familiar face. Representative Jerry Costello, after over two decades of service to the people of southern Illinois, will retire at the end of this term. He leaves Congress with an exemplary record of accomplishments and a long list of friends on both sides of the aisle, and he will truly be missed. Among the many issues that Jerry worked on during his tenure, he and I share a passion for infrastructure improvements. During my first term, I served on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee with Jerry, and his example and determination to work with both sides to get things done was invaluable to me. His spirit of putting the people he represented before partisanship is one that all of us, his colleagues, strive to embody as well. Over the course of his time in the House of Representatives, Jerry earned the respect of his colleagues and staff, but his successes and achievements in Washington never made him forget where he came from. He and his family maintain their deep roots in Illinois, and every weekend he could be found somewhere in the 12th District holding a town hall, speaking at a local gathering, or participating in a media event. Jerry's retirement means that Illinois has lost a great Representative, but it retains a great citizen.…”