Political Quotes

“I first had the opportunity to meet my colleague, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski), when I became a Member of Congress in 1993. What impressed me is the fact that I could live only 100 miles from the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski) and he would have an accent and I do not. Some people call that a Chicago accent. You often wonder why would somebody who lives near Egan, Illinois, a population of 39, very small county, and who raises beef cattle, obviously lives on a farm, what would he have in common with somebody who lives in a big city like Chicago. I took a look at Bill Lipinski when I first came, knew his reputation as somebody very much interested in roads and highways and transportation. Bill and I had a lot of interesting talks, most of them about roads, the significance of highways. In the historical context, Bill would wax eloquent about the significance of commerce, why airports are necessary, why roads are necessary.”