Political Quotes

“I thank Speaker Pelosi for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it is really a special moment for all of us to pay tribute to Don Young for this great achievement, being the longest serving Republican in the House, especially for someone who loves this institution so much. As we talked about John Dingell and had the honor of serving with John Dingell in the House Energy and Commerce Committee and seeing his passion, not just for the issues he believed in, in fighting for the auto industry and so many other issues, but for his love of the people's House, Don Young has that same love. In fact, anybody who knows Don Young knows that his secrets to longevity are always speaking his mind, fighting every day to be a champion for the great people of Alaska, and always speaking his mind. On a somber note, Don started his career out of a tragedy. A lot of you remember that back in October of 1972, there was a plane crash in Alaska. Nicholas Begich and Hale Boggs, who at the time was the majority leader, went down in a plane crash. There was a massive search to try to find the plane. They never did find that plane. Ultimately, when they finally recognized that we had lost two great leaders, they had special elections. I get to serve and actually work every day in the office that Hale Boggs once worked in, the same office that Majority Leader Hoyer worked in as well, and I think about Hale a lot, as we think about Nicholas Begich as well.…”