Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am pleased to be joined by my wife, who has supported me through this journey. She is in the gallery. I will say that I love you because I can do that in real time. Judith Kay Alguire was born in Duncan, Oklahoma. Her father was a self-educated carpenter who never finished high school. She changed schools frequently as their family chased the postwar housing boom all over the Southwest, and she landed in Roswell, New Mexico, for her senior year in high school. She married at 18 and narrowly missed earning a science degree in college. Instead, she took a job as a medical technician while she was 5 months pregnant right here in D.C. to allow her husband to attend law school. Working up to the moment of labor and returning to work just 2 weeks later would be par for the course--whatever it takes, family first, never counting the cost. What makes Judy remarkable is her powerful intellect. She reads medical journals for fun. Growing up poor, power and wealth don't impress her. Every person is measured by their own merits. Raising children made her funny--well, humorous, I mean. Although, you may understandably imagine the effects of five strong personalities and having to care for them. Perhaps Judy's most remarkable quality and the source of much of her renown is her generosity.…”