Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend, the gentlewoman from Michigan, for yielding. I congratulate her on a victory her team had. I called her, and I hope she got the message. I also say to my friend, Bruce Westerman, who is as suited to be the chairman of this committee as anybody by training and by values, I thank him for his work on this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend John Sarbanes. His father would be so extraordinarily proud of the service that he has given and at the service I know he is going to be giving as a former Member of this body, but never a former friend. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this legislation and in honor of my dear friend of almost 60 years, Paul Sarbanes. I had the privilege of serving with Paul for 4 years in the general assembly. We were both elected in 1966--I might say, along with another gentleman whose name is Ben Cardin, who served in this body for 20 years and in the other body for three terms. We were all elected in 1966. In that time, I came to respect his great intellect, wonderful wit, sense of decency, and profound integrity. He was a man of principle, guided by the ethics of his immigrant parents, the tenets of his Greek Orthodox faith, and the values of his Baltimore community. He instilled those same virtues in his son, John Sarbanes, who I have referenced.…”