Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, my colleagues and I are pleased and honored to have this opportunity to once again be on the House floor and to present our 25th, 26th annual report to the Congress. We have without exception a warm attachment to this body, its traditions and its role in a democratic society. The association, over the 26 years since its inception, has grown to a membership of some 600 and an annual budget in excess of $650,000. Following the mandate of its charter, the association has developed a number of programs, both domestic and international, to promote the improved public understanding of the Congress as an institution and representative democracy as a system of government.”