Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today along with my Ohio colleagues to congratulate our colleague Steve Stivers on this great momentous occasion of being promoted to brigadier general. I have known my friend since our days in the Ohio General Assembly. I remember when he was deployed for his service that he so unselfishly gave to his Nation in uniform. With Steve, you can go back in history. It was 242 years ago last week, on April 18, 1775, that Paul Revere, Dawes, and Prescott rode across the countryside and said that the regulars were out. It was on the morning of April 19 that men left their shops, left their plows, and went to that call. It was that citizen soldier that went out there to make sure that this Nation attained the freedom that we have today. From the National Guard and all of our men and women that are serving in uniform across all the services, it is because of them that we have the right to stand here today. I applaud Congressman Stivers on his promotion to brigadier. And we, along with our colleagues in the Senate, congratulate him. Mr. Speaker, I thank him very much for his service. ____________________”