Political Quotes

“I am on the floor this afternoon to honor a friend, a colleague, and the senior Representative from Kansas, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, who has gracefully and honorably served Kansas for two decades in both our State and here in the Federal Government. While I am going to talk a little bit about Lynn's history and past, none of this should be taken just as something that is being read in her honor. She is a very special person who has served Kansas so well, and she brings such tremendous attributes to public service. We will miss her greatly, and Kansans will have benefited from her service, but she will also remain a role model for many who look for ways to make America and to make our State more prosperous, with a brighter future. Congresswoman Jenkins grew up on a farm outside of Holton, KS--a small town just about 100 miles away from Kansas City, just north of Topeka, where she learned the value of hard work and perseverance. You cannot meet somebody who grew up working on a dairy farm without determining that they have those attributes, and Lynn has exemplified that in every endeavor. She was taught that what needed to be done was something she would do. When you do it, you do it right, and every day you need to step up and do your job to make certain things get done. That is a dairy farmer, and that is Lynn Jenkins as a Member of the U.S. Congress.…”