Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Mike Capuano for organizing this event on behalf of Barry Sullivan. Barry Sullivan is a reminder of the men and women who serve this institution day in and day out to make sure that it runs as efficiently as it possibly can. We depend very much here on accurate data and accurate information; and to call Barry Sullivan at any time of the day or night, you could depend on getting the best information that was available at that moment. Beyond that, he was an individual of great humor. He had the ability to laugh at himself. He had the ability to chuckle with all of us. I recall with some humor one day that he was in a great state of duress, and that was that he had only been able to deliver one blueberry muffin to Chairman Moakley. Chairman Moakley wanted two blueberry muffins, or as he would say at the time, Chairman Moakley wanted two blueberry muffins. I saw Barry in the hall, and I said, What have we got going today? He said, I don't know, but I am getting that second blueberry muffin if I get nothing else accomplished. It is these individuals that day in and day out make us look good here. That is the reminder. They oversee a very complex process in that cloakroom of trying to adhere to the rules of the House and at the same time making sure that the Members of Congress are well positioned not only in terms of time, but in terms of time management. Barry welcomed me here in 1988. He is one of the first people I met.…”