Political Quotes

“Let me just end with these words. This may be my last time as the lead anchor, so I cannot leave this Chamber without saying thank you, thank you to President Barack Obama for giving us 8 years of changing this country; thank you to President Barack Obama, whose legacy 10 or 20 years from now will go down in history as one of our greatest Presidents for making change. Mr. Speaker, let me now say thank you to Congressman Jeffries for reminding me of where we are now. If we really are going to finish our unfinished business, the President-elect, who said, as I paraphrase, gangs roaming the streets, African American communities being decimated by crime, you walk down the streets and you get shot, well, Mr. Speaker, we could take care of that in the 114th if we really believed that. We could do a crime bill; we could do a voters' rights bill; we could do 10-20-30. Mr. Speaker, as my time comes to an end, I include in the Record statements from Congresswoman Terri Sewell and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”