Political Quotes

“Which we had so many, many times. Mr. Speaker, I rise to talk about a person who has made a great difference in this institution for the Republican Party and for the Democratic Party, a person who brought great judgment, great skill, a love for this institution and its Members, and a love for her country. Unfortunately, the public does not get to see the extraordinary contributions that our staff make, whether they are on the floor, as Kelly has been for many years, or in committees, or in our offices. {time} 1630 Kelly Dixon is one of the best of a very, very distinguished group of people. Kelly Dixon ran the floor with Shuwanza Goff of my staff, who now, as you probably know, is the Director of Legislative Affairs for the President and with Alexis Covey-Brandt, who was my floor director and then my chief of staff, who is now senior counselor to our Governor. Kelly will now go on to greener pastures. I use that word advisedly. They are very fortunate to have her services. She is smart. She is engaging. She is personable. She is experienced. She always tries to do the right thing. As all of us know, this floor gets pretty hot at times. The two parties differ greatly. Sometimes the parties disagree with each other greatly. Sometimes we disagree with the Chair. Sometimes we even disagree with the Parliamentarian. Kelly was a calming voice, a voice of reason, a voice for a democracy that worked civilly. We will miss Kelly Dixon.…”