Political Quotes

“I thank Mr. Kelly for yielding. Madam Speaker, I am surprised nobody mentioned Billy's stamina. He could keep going and going and going. We would spend time with him, and the next day he would be going just as strong as ever. He was a remarkable guy. The death of Bill Pascrell and his absence from the Chamber could really represent the beginning of the end of an era. In this day and age of hyperbole and histrionics, in this time of performance politics without accomplishing things, Bill Pascrell's attitude of get something done for the people we serve will be sorely missed. Don't get me wrong. As we heard from everybody here tonight, Bill was a performer. He loved to sing. He loved to read poetry, write poetry. His outsized personality and his in-your-face attitude were very memorable, but Bill would always focus on getting things done for his constituents. There is an old Italian expression: ``Guarda le mani, non ascoltare la bocca.'' ``Watch the hands, don't listen to the mouth.'' Bill's hands got a lot of things done for a lot of people. I was lucky to have a great relationship with Bill, despite only serving in Congress for less than 7 years and he for 28 years, but we immediately bonded over our shared Italian heritage, our shared experience as small-town mayors, our shared alma mater of Fordham, our shared advocacy for labor, law enforcement, and most publicly, our shared advocacy for the restoration of the State and local tax deduction.…”