Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding and for holding this Special Order tonight to honor all these individuals that did so much. A lot of people probably watched last week on the evening news and during the day the tornadoes that struck Ohio. And one, in particular, struck my district in Mercer County in the city of Celina. And a lot of folks, when I was over there, said they didn't have very much time to react and seek shelter because of how fast the storms came on. But I think it is really important to thank these individuals that responded immediately to what happened. These are our first responders, our police, our fire, our emergency management, our emergency services out there. They are the ones that got out there to help, and they were on the front lines, right when it struck in the evening, and they worked all night long, all the next morning, and straight through. I was there a day and a half after the tornadoes struck, and it is amazing to see how the community came together. But, again, at the same time, it was the individuals on the ground that made sure it happened. So, again, I just really thank all of those individuals, and also our elected officials, for all that they did, and the countless hours that they spent making sure that the citizens of their city of Celina and their county of Mercer received the help that they needed.…”