Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield now to my distinguished friend from Michigan (Mr. McCotter). Mr. McCOTTER. I thank the gentleman from Michigan. I thank him for all of his guidance and his advice in this institution, one of which is being that on these swampy, humid, hot days, a son of Detroit can wear seersucker to beat the heat. The other that I wish to thank him for is his constant reminder to us, through his example, that we work for the people who send us here, and that in very difficult times it is crucial that we look past our perceived differences and be able to come together on behalf of the people who have entrusted us with office to help solve problems for them. We in Michigan went through this when we saw an entire cherished way of life endangered, and we united to come together to help solve that problem. The crisis has not passed. It continues to this day, but we are on the road to recovery. Former president of the United Auto Workers, Ron Gettelfinger is a man who understands positions of trust, a man who understands the need to do everything he can to honor that trust. As a democratically elected president of the United Auto Workers, he did everything within his power, in an exceedingly difficult time, to ensure the union's survival, to ensure the survival of the auto industry, and to help ensure Michiganders' cherished way of life as a manufacturing State and as the former arsenal of democracy.…”