Political Quotes

“I am pleased, and yet I am mournful of the fact that Ed Nichols is leaving us in this Chamber. Mr. Speaker, I have had people say to me, when they have watched C-Span, they have called and said, who is that good-looking, gray-haired man who brings in the mace? And I think to myself, Ed Nichols, of course. In fact, somebody even asked me where you lived, Ed. I really wanted to say he is my constituent. He lives in Montgomery County, Maryland. But unfortunately for me, he is moving to the Eastern Shore, to another part of Maryland, but for me he will always be not only my constituent, but my very good friend. He has seen a lot of things happen in his 20-plus years, his 2 decades plus 1 here on this House floor, and he also has a great sense of humor, and I often think that as we enter the Chamber, there is a statue of Will Rogers there and he is kind of looking down, sort of smiling. I remember something that Will Rogers said, not because I was there, but I remember reading about Will Rogers making the statement that Congress is a place where somebody speaks and says nothing, nobody listens, and everybody disagrees. Well, I do not know. I think we have our man here who could give testimony to the fact that a lot of good things do happen in this Chamber.”