Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the special day that today is. It is the National Day of Civility, #nationaldayofcivility. I wanted to recognize this day because last year, as a freshman Member, even before we were sworn in, my freshman colleagues and I were stuck in Williamsburg in a snowstorm. When we were stuck together, we decided to come up with a new course for our class and a new initiative called the Commitment to Civility--thanks to my colleagues, Mike Johnson especially, for this brainchild. From that day forward, we all agreed, and all of us except, I think, I believe three Members on the Democratic side, signed this with the hope of us finding a different course, finding some more civility and some more work across the aisle. To this day, I have tried to live up to that commitment. Every bill that I have introduced that is originally sponsored, I have done with the bipartisan support of my Democratic colleagues. We have endeavored to work together on a number of initiatives, whether it is soliciting advice from other committees or the President or any kind of letter to the agencies that we represent. Mr. Speaker, I just want to say thank you to all my colleagues who signed this and who continue to live up to our commitment to civility. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in encouraging that H. Res. 400, Creating a National Day of Civility, be recognized. ____________________”