Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I take this time to pay my respects to a retiring member of the staff of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, Joseph A. Italiano. Joe Italiano and I worked together as staff members of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation for 6 years, during 4 of which I was administrator of the staff of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, and for the past 20 years serving as a Member while Joe was our editor of the full committee operations. Mr. Speaker, I look upon Joe Italiano not only as a coworker, as a colleague, but most importantly, as a dear and treasured and wonderful friend. He leaves with 33 years of service to the Congress. He started as a special assistant to the U.S. Senate Permanent Committee on Investigations in 1951 through 1965, and from 1965 through 1968 he was special assistant to the U.S. Senate Committee on the District of Columbia. In October of 1968 he began his service with the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.”