Political Quotes

“I finally will rise to pay tribute to my dear friend, Tom Ewing. Tom was elected in 1991 to replace Ed Madigan who was appointed Secretary of Agriculture. Since that time, he has been overwhelmingly reelected by the constituents of the 15th District in Illinois. During his 9 years in Congress, Tom has worked tirelessly for our Nation's farmers, whether it has been to increase the use of ethanol, rewrite our Nation's outdated farm laws or work to open new foreign markets. Tom has been a champion for U.S. agriculture, especially with MFN status for China, or as we know it now NTR, and as we now know as PNTR. Tom saw the huge market potential for our farmers in China and fought hard to make it a reality. Being a farmer himself, Tom knows the importance farmers play in our national economy. Before his election to Congress, Tom served 17 years in the Illinois House where he was assistant Republican leader from 1982 to 1990, and was named deputy minority leader in 1990. Prior to that, Tom was the assistant State's attorney in Livingston County, Illinois. Like myself, Tom also served in the United States Army, and as I always like to say, go Army. Beat Navy.”