Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, last Saturday our country suffered a terrible blow. In a senseless and despicable act of violence, a crazed gunman attempted to kill one of this body's finest members and our good friend, Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, while slaying six others and wounding many more, Gabby was gunned down while doing the very thing she was elected to do--listening to her constituents and soliciting their feedback. She was participating in a proud tradition of representative democracy, where democratically elected representatives interact with the constituents they represent in Washington. When the gunman pulled the trigger he was attacking not just a good and decent Member of Congress and her constituents, he was also attacking the freedom-loving people of America who every two years send public servants like Gabby to Washington to handle their interests in the Capitol. We must not tolerate this violence and the assault it represents on our democratic way of life. Make no mistake; there is no room for violence in our vigorous national debate. I pray for God's peace for all the victims of this tragic attack and swift healing for all those, especially Gabby, who are still fighting to recover. The House of Representatives is not whole without the smiling face of Gabby and I eagerly await the day when she returns to work on behalf of her constituents. They could ask for no finer person to represent them in Congress.”