Political Quotes

“Yes, thank you. And what a great discovery it was, just sitting on the floor of the House Chamber, Burgess and I. And I said, you have never been to Peterboro? How about this? Who would think that I would be hosting a famous person like Burgess Owens, a hero in our communities, in my own little community, and that we would have that common bond with Harriet Tubman. But we are grateful. We are just grateful for you and your service and everyone here. And I just hope that my colleagues and anyone who wants to join Peterboro--again, I hate to do too much of a pitch--but go to www.gerritsmith.org. It is an amazing place. It is humble, but it is just majestic and the accomplishments that were made in that wonderful place. Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague, Mr. Burgess, for joining us, and thank him for everything he has done, for standing courageously and boldly for our communities and for our country, and standing up for our Constitution and freedom. Because that is really what is going to unite us. Let's talk about what unites us, not what divides us. We have a lot of great history that can really bring us together in the future. And so I thank you.”