Political Quotes

“I also thank all of the many volunteers, the former Members of Congress who make FMC's success possible. All the work that you have heard about today is done by volunteers who are former Members of Congress. It is estimated that more than 7,000 hours a year of volunteer time is donated to FMC, enabling us to carry on what we consider to be this very important work. In addition to volunteering their time, there are five members of the Executive Committee, and I thank Barbara Comstock, Donna Edwards, Dennis Ross, and Charles Boustany for that work. I thank our Board of Directors, a number of whom are here today. There are 30 of us on the board, and we certainly appreciate all that you do. You are really a great board, and you do great work. Thank you all. In that vein, we are asking now the membership of FMC to elect the 2023 class of board members to a 3-year term. In the interest of expediency, I will read their names, four Democrats, four Republicans, and ask for a vote. The candidates are: Russ Carnahan of Missouri, Val Demings of Florida, Elizabeth Esty of Connecticut, Bob Goodlatte of Virginia, Brenda Lawrence of Michigan, Peter Roskam of Illinois, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, and Fred Upton of Michigan. Do I hear a motion and a second? All in favor, say ``aye.'' Opposed, ``no.'' The ayes have it. Congratulations, and I thank all eight of you for your willingness to serve. You will be a great class.…”