Political Quotes

“I just spoke about two who served our Capitol and our country. Unhappily, they lost their lives. I now speak about one who has served our House of Representatives as an institution much more happily, because she has served so well and so faithfully and so long and is now retiring, hopefully, to a very happy retirement. We could not do our job representing the American people without the tireless and sometimes thankless labors of the men and women who make this House function behind the scenes. They sit at the desk behind us. They sit at the upper rostrum. They make a difference. And they record what we have to say. From the Clerk's Office to the Parliamentarian staff, from the C-SPAN crew to the stenographers, the nonpartisan, professional staff who enable the work of the House and its Members are central to the success of our constitutional mission. The House has relied on the services of shorthand reporters of debates for almost 200 years, and the verbatim proceedings of House business have been published as the Congressional Record since 1873. We have a young woman who is now taking down my remarks, which may or may not be profound, but somebody will be able to say: ``What did Hoyer say?'' ``What did my Representative say?'' A division of the Office of the Clerk, the Office of Official Reporters is charged with providing nonpartisan, professional stenographic services for the House floor, committees, and leadership.…”