Political Quotes

“I know from time to time we pause here in this Chamber to pay respect to some of the people that actually make this great institution work. The House staff, many times behind the scenes, do incredible work, some for an entire career, year after year, helping all of us do the things that we came here to do. Today, unfortunately, is one of the days where we are marking the end of the 26-year career of Kelly Dixon. Mr. Speaker, Kelly started her career in 1998 here in the Capitol working for Ken Calvert and, over the years, worked for a number of Members, worked for leadership, and now is the staff director for the Rules Committee. We all know how easy it is to work for the Rules Committee, the incredibly, incredibly difficult work they do, late at night oftentimes, getting the rules prepared so that this House can conduct its business. Kelly has been in that role since 2019. We are going to have Mr. Cole talk about that in a moment, but I first yield to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), my friend.”