Political Quotes

“Dear colleagues, it is my great privilege to rise today for the first time as the Representative for New Hampshire's Second District. It is humbling to serve with so many men and women I have admired for so long and to stand in this Chamber, hallowed by American history as the people's House. But while today is dedicated, in part, to celebration, there is no time to waste in fixing the ills that have plagued this House in recent years. Traveling across my State of New Hampshire this fall, I heard one clear, consistent message from voters--from Democrats, Independents and Republicans. We are fed up with the mess in Washington. Go down there and fix it. Mr. Speaker, while most Americans see Congress as somewhat distant from their lives, they probably couldn't rattle off the names of Congressional leadership, for example, or quote bill numbers, they do understand with absolute clarity when Members of Congress are working for them or when Members of Congress are working for themselves. Now, the Democratic ethics reform package is much needed and it is long overdue.”