Political Quotes

“the honor of being elected to Congress is distinct, singular, as the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Hayworth) so eloquently stated. But I never thought in my life I would have the opportunity to serve with Phil Crane. There are big shadows in the Illinois delegation, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde), the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hastert), and Phil Crane. Mom was living when I was elected to Congress in 1992, and I think that one of reasons she was so excited when I was elected is the fact that she would have the opportunity to meet Phil Crane and talk to him on a regular basis. I first met Phil when I was given the distinction of being awarded the Freedom Foundation Award. The Freedom Foundation is out of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The note that came with that was I could have somebody present this to me. I said, oh, my goodness gracious. I called Phil, and I said, Would you do me the honor of giving me this award? It was as if I needed an excuse to get in to talk to him. I drove over to I believe it was Arlington Heights. I have got this picture. We were thinner, younger and had darker hair back then; and I keep that. It is on the refrigerator held by magnets that say ``Manzullo for Congress, 1992,'' in a place of great prominence. I came here in 1992, actually, January of 1993, and he would ask me a simple question, Now, can you tell me the constitutional basis for that bill? We do not talk about that anymore. We get tied up in so many issues.…”