Political Quotes

“as some know, I fought a little bit. I was in the minor leagues for a couple of years. As the Presiding Officer knows, in Nevada, on Saturday night, in Las Vegas, there is going to be a stunning athletic event, one of the most significant athletic events, actually, in the last 50 years. It is a wonderful occasion for Nevada to host the fight between Manny Pacquiao--I should say Congressman Pacquiao, who is a member of the Philippine Congress--and Floyd Mayweather. They will be battling for three separate titles. They are fighting for the 147-pound weight class--for all the people who think that is small, that is the class that--we have had some of our great fighters of all time who have fought that same weight level. These are two great athletes. The winner of the match will be crowned as the greatest pound for pound fighter in the world, and they will go down as two of the finest fighters ever in the history of the world. So regardless of who wins, this bout is projected to shatter boxing records for not only being a significant boxing match--the focus of the world will be on this fight. People all over the world will be watching this fight. They don't really know how many pay-per-view purchases are expected, but I made one last night. I was planning on going to the fight, but, as my friend the Presiding Officer knows, things have changed over the years. If we want to get one of those good seats, we have to pay for it.…”