Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, what an incredible story that we see here. I, too, want to congratulate both Congressman Pascrell, as well as Congressman Renacci for their work on this. As I was doing a little research and hearing the stories and looking at Wikipedia and some other things, it led to lots of different places. The amazing athleticism of this man was clear--the fact that he was 17 when he started playing baseball professionally; the fact that he played basketball professionally; the fact that he went on to be a major force in two different sports, both with the New Jersey Nets as well as with the White Sox as a player and as a manager--well deserved and, unfortunately, as has been pointed out, far too long in the making. Mr. Speaker, I commend my colleagues for their tenacity in going after this. It is not easy to get 300 of your colleagues in this body to agree on anything. That it is Tuesday would be difficult to get them to agree on, much less awarding a Gold Medal. So kudos and thanks to those gentlemen who worked so hard. Again, as I said, one of the things that struck me is the camaraderie that it sounds like he and Jackie Robinson had--speaking on the phone often; being the first two members of their race to break that color barrier in their respective leagues--what a wonderful story that is. Congratulations to the Doby family and to my colleagues. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.…”