Political Quotes

“I, too, want to thank my colleague, Steve Chabot, for putting this on tonight and giving us this opportunity to pay tribute to one of the finest human beings that I personally ever met. I was elected in 2010, and had no background in public service. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. There was so much to learn and so little time to learn it in. Fortunately, for me, Steve LaTourette was in our Ohio delegation. It didn't take me long to figure out that, if you had a question on anything, Steve LaTourette was the guy to go to. Whether it was a legislative issue or a procedural issue or a political issue, Steve was a wealth of knowledge and was always willing to take time out of his personal schedule to sit down and have a conversation with you. I don't think I ever met anyone while I served with him for two terms that didn't call Steve a friend, whether that was on the Republican side of the aisle or on the Democrat side of the aisle. {time} 2100 Steve had the uncanny ability to smile that smile, to brush away all of the dust of confusion, and get to the core of the matter. And when you walked away from a conversation with Steve, you thought: Well, why didn't I think of that? I so much appreciated his guidance, his mentorship, and his friendship. I got to know the expertise and the professionalism of the man by watching him work. But the thing that impressed me most about Steve LaTourette was the heart of the man because I saw him with his family.…”