Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Ranking Member Granger for yielding. But first, let me acknowledge the service of our chair, Mrs. Lowey. I am so grateful for her graciousness, friendship, and especially the extraordinary example the gentlewoman sets in working with Ranking Member Granger, for the shepherding of our great committee. I thank the gentlewoman so much for her service. I also want to thank my good friend, Chairman Bishop, for the close working relationship that we have developed. Chairman Bishop has worked very hard to accommodate the many requests from our side of the aisle. I really value the constructive manner in which he was able to express his perspective, and we were able to work together toward constructive outcomes. The good news, Mr. Speaker, is that this bill largely reflects the cooperative spirit of the agricultural community in America as well as this committee. Now, Mr. Speaker, if I could divert for a moment, I want to tell a little story. My daughter Christine is 17. She got up at about 4:30 this morning. Blurry-eyed, she made her way over to a local parking lot, got on a bus, and went about 30 miles into a cornfield where she and many other young people begin to pick the tassels off the corn, fighting off rash and insects. They work most of the day until it is too hot to work anymore. She will come home tired and exhausted, and tomorrow, she and others will get up and do it again and again. This is a rite of passage in Nebraska.…”