Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, one of the first acts I did as a Congressman was to expedite the citizenship of a young man, Mano Catchatoorian, who is in the 416th Engineer Command, so he could ship out with his unit to Kuwait on February 24. I cannot think of a better thing than an individual who wanted to become a citizen and move out with his unit so he can join our forces but, most importantly, to be part of his Nation. I want us all to think about what we are doing today, because we are supporting our troops, we are supporting their families, and we are supporting our communities that will be missing the Little League coaches, the folks who work at the boys clubs, the girls clubs, the Boy Scouts. This is an appropriate thing, because Mano, before he left, he called me the next day, thanked me for what we did to expedite his citizenship. He said to me, ``just do me one favor. Don't forget us.'' I cannot think of a more just act than what we are doing today, regardless of our party, regardless of where we come from, not to forget them. Although we will vote in this resolution to support our troops, later on tonight I would like us all to put them and their families in our prayers.”