Political Quotes

“I thank you for yielding. As a fledgling new Member of Congress in January of 2011, I realized right away that I had an awful lot to learn. And so many of our Ohio delegation reached out to me and gave me an arm around the shoulder, a nudge on the arm saying, Hey, we can work these things out; just hang in there. I've gotten to know each of our five departing Members from the Ohio delegation in their own unique way. I remember very early on leading up to the 2010 election coming to Washington to meet with some folks, and it was the first time that I met with Jean Schmidt. Jean graciously invited me into her office. We sat down. We talked about issues that are important to the people of her district. Her district borders my district, and we have a lot of common interests about that. We sat for an hour or more, and she gave me great insight into the kind of work that I would be doing, and I'm so appreciative of that. {time} 1930 After coming to Washington and beginning to sit on the Foreign Affairs Committee, I sat right next to Jean. I saw her passion for fiscal issues, spending, issues around the sanctity of human life, around human rights. I saw how she went about the business of not only representing the people of her district, but representing the values that Americans stand for. To Congresswoman Schmidt, I just want to say: Jean, it has been a pleasure working with you. I agree that we haven't seen the last of you.…”