Vito Fossella: “this is truly perhaps the greatest honor that could be bestowed upon anyone. The fact that the great people of Brooklyn…”

“this is truly perhaps the greatest honor that could be bestowed upon anyone. The fact that the great people of Brooklyn and Staten Island have given me the honor and the privilege and the opportunity to serve them in the U.S. House of Representatives is something that could not be eclipsed as a public servant. On a personal note, let me thank from the bottom of my heart my lovely wife Mary Pat; my mother and father, Beth and Vito; and all my friends and family who made this journey down to Washington to share this special day with me. My son, the essence of our being, is not here with us, Dylan, but in absentia. We have our new child to be, my wife was expecting our second child yesterday, and she said that if I deliver, she will deliver. We are waiting. In conclusion, not everyone voted for me yesterday, but to the people of Brooklyn and Staten Island and throughout this great, great country, the best in the history of the world, let me say that I will never break my covenant with them to represent every member of my congressional district and to fight for what I believe in, fight for this great country, fight for the rights and fight for freedom for all of us. Thank you very, very much. This is a tremendous honor.”