Political Quotes

“I thank my friend, the gentleman from Louisiana, Garret Graves, for yielding. I thank him for taking this Special Order for a special person. Now, I must say I am not going to have any funny stories about Don, although funny stories there are. Nor can I say that I ever fished with Don, because I didn't. Nor did I ever hunt with Don. I didn't. But I served 41 years with Don Young, and I got to know him very well: As a friend, as a Member of this House, as a fellow American; and, yes, incidentally as a Republican and a Democrat because neither Don nor I proceeded in our relationship on the basis of our party affiliation but on the basis of common ideals, common objectives, and common love for this country. {time} 1915 I am honored to join my colleagues in paying tribute to my friend Don Young, who represented the State of Alaska in this House for 49 years. Don was one of three people who were senior to me in this House. There are two Republicans, Mr. Smith and Mr. Rogers, who I think both have the same seniority, so maybe they are co-deans of the House. But I am the senior Democrat in the House, and therefore, I had a long time to work with, to know, and to grow in respect for a crusty curmudgeon who could be as tough as nails but could also be as nice as you would hope a fellow colleague to be. As a matter of fact, I was here working as--I wasn't an intern because I was getting paid. I was at Georgetown Law School working when Alaska became a State.…”