Political Quotes

“this morning the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), Democratic leader, and I had the honor of bestowing on four of our former colleagues the Congressional Distinguished Service Award. The four honorees were John Rhodes of Arizona, Louis Stokes of Ohio, Don Edwards of California, and Bob Michel of Illinois. I first discussed creating the award last Congress with the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Gephardt), the then Democratic leader. We thought it appropriate and fitting to have an award that is dedicated to former Members of Congress whose service to the country exemplifies the best traditions of the United States House of Representatives. Today we honored four former colleagues, two Republicans, two Democrats, who had widely different political views, but who shared a love for their country and for this Congress. John Rhodes, Louis Stokes, Bob Michel, and Don Edwards shared certain virtues even as they pursued different political agendas. The words integrity, humility, honesty, and steadfastness describe all four of these individuals.”