Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, in closing I cannot stand simply as a member of the subcommittee and offer the subcommittee's views on Paul Simon, because anyone who had the great pleasure and honor of knowing Senator Paul Simon, as I did, would have to inform this House that this was a man of the House and of the Senate who not only deserves this honor but who still resides in the hearts of many of us who remain here. I was not in the House when Senator Simon served in the House. I got to know him when he came to the House and he was a Senator living in Southwest Washington. Here was a Senator who managed to be, of course, deeply involved in matters pertaining to his own State, but because he lived in Southwest Washington felt he had to become a citizen of Southwest as well. And he and his wife engaged in activities to help improve the District of Columbia. It was not only through the District of Columbia's affairs that I got to admire Senator Simon. I have particular admiration for his extraordinary intellect, for his gifts as a writer and as a journalist. There are any number of different institutions that can be named for Paul Simon because his talents are spread so evenly across so many different fields. I want to particularly thank this Senator for the generosity he showed the people of the District of Columbia. He supported statehood. He supported full voting rights and full citizenship for the residents of the District.”