John Kline: “I thank my colleagues for being down here to remember somebody who was, in many ways, bigger than life: big, tall Rod…”

“I thank my colleagues for being down here to remember somebody who was, in many ways, bigger than life: big, tall Rod Grams. He wanted to do something for his State and his country, and he did. He came to the House of Representatives to serve one term. While he was here in his freshman term, he ran for the United States Senate and won. Rod had a lot of things he worked on, but one of them was the child tax credit. It was a long, tough slog that he brought all the way across the finish line, and that is just who Rod was. He didn't quit. He knew what he was about. He was an independent thinker. He was unafraid to take a stand and speak up for his State and his country. We will miss him. ____________________”