Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, today a bipartisan group of 46 freshman Members of this 115th U.S. Congress, representing red and blue States from coast to coast, released a document that we have entitled the ``Commitment to Civility.'' This evening, I am grateful to be joined on the floor by 21 different leaders of our class, representing diverse districts in 15 different States across our great Nation to speak to this important and very timely issue. This commitment document was created in early January following our initial meetings together as a class. We discussed our mutual intent to serve the best interest of the country, and to return to statesmanship that was revered and modeled by the great leaders of our history. I drafted this document to memorialize our Members' agreement to, among other things, work towards restoring collegiality and civility in the Congress; encouraging more productive dialogue; and building consensus and strengthening the public's trust in America's institutions. This document is not intended in any way as a criticism of anyone else in any other Chamber or branch of the government. Rather, it represents the mutual commitments of the Members of our class that we have made among and between ourselves. As we teach our own children, we often have no control over what others may do, but we are ultimately responsible for our own actions.…”