Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in place of the dean of the South Carolina delegation, Congressman Jim Clyburn, who is away this week on family medical leave, and asked me to read this statement: Swearing-in Day is always about new beginnings. In that spirit, I want to extend the hand of collegiality to Mark Sanford as he begins a new chapter of service to the people of South Carolina and this great country in the U.S. House of Representatives. Though our past differences have been widely chronicled and we bring different sets of experiences to the public square, I will always work to find common ground as we fulfill our duties and responsibilities to the people who sent us here. Mr. Speaker, Mark Sanford's colleagues in the Carolinas delegations join Mr. Clyburn in wishing Mark well and welcoming him back to the House.”