Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3029, introduced by the distinguished gentleman from the State of Georgia (Mr. Scott) designates the U.S. Postal Service facility in Jonesboro, Georgia, as the ``S. Truett Cathy Post Office Building.'' All members of the Georgia State delegation have signed on to this legislation. Mr. Speaker, this legislation honors a wonderful American entrepreneur, S. Truett Cathy. The respected founder of the Chik-Fil-A restaurant chain, Mr. Cathy has developed one of the most successful privately-owned restaurant chains in the United States. S. Truett Cathy lived the American Dream by spending just a few thousand dollars to open a tiny diner with his brother, Ben, in the Atlanta suburb of Hapeville, Georgia, in 1946. It was almost 20 years later, in 1967, before Mr. Cathy opened his first Chik-Fil-A restaurant in an Atlanta shopping mall. Today there are over 1,000 Chik-Fil-A restaurants from coast to coast. Many people know that Chik-Fil-A restaurants are not open on Sundays. This has been true ever since the first restaurant opened in 1967. Mr. Cathy makes no exceptions for his ``closed-on-Sunday'' policy, ensuring that all Chik-Fil-A employees have a chance to worship, spend time with their families and friends, and simply relax 1 day a week. On his day off, Mr. Cathy has taught Sunday school classes for nearly 50 years.”