Political Quotes

“Good morning, everybody. First, let me just say, for any Member who is exiting that is considering Former Members of Congress, 8 a.m. is not a normal start time for any meeting. That is safe for me to say, or I would not be affiliated. This is not comfortable for me, either. I know, most former Members know, and the Members who are exiting know that the Former Members of Congress is really a great organization. My first interface with it was walking through one morning early and seeing the group meeting here, and I believe Tom Price was speaking and a few of the others that are in the crowd here today. I was curious as to what the group was and hung around for the reception, not knowing that one day I would be speaking before you. There are only so many hours that are going to be in your day in the days ahead, and it is a challenge when you lose your scheduler. You lose that critical staff. Yet, there is so much you want to do. How do you manage that time? How do you manage the resources? I have found that the former Members group here is really helpful in that. It is helpful in how to, I would say, extend your public service because you just never want to step away, but sometimes you do voluntarily and involuntarily, but you want to stay involved. The former Members organization has allowed me to continue my service in a different capacity, which has been a joy.…”