Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, we all rise in shock and great sadness to mourn the death of our friend and colleague, Paul Gillmor. There is really so much to honor about his life. He was actually a legislator's legislator. Before he came to Capitol Hill, he spent 22 years in the Ohio statehouse where he became the senate president for three terms. He was there during those formative years of his professional life so long, and to the extent of which he became a real pro at it, that he had an innate sense of the legislative process. He got to know the people, because half of this work is getting to know the people. He seemed to come by it naturally. We would sit at whip meetings when he came to Congress. He would ask all the right questions and get to the bottom line in half the time as anyone else. Paul Gillmor really knew what he was doing, and he always made it look so effortless. He cared about other people. He cared about his staff. He cared about his colleagues. He cared about his friends. I didn't know a single soul that didn't like Paul Gillmor. And that is saying a lot in this business. Paul was a people person. He was a person that others gravitated to because he cared about them. But he cared about no one more in life than his family. As a Member who on occasion myself has missed a vote on the naming of a post office or two, I really respect the priorities that Paul Gillmor had about putting his family first.”