Political Quotes

“I rise to ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Max Morrissey and Ben Morrissey, two brothers who went to work on September 20 at the BP-Husky oil refinery in Oregon, OH, and never returned home. In the tragic explosion at the refinery that night, Max and Ben were fatally injured. At 34 and 32, their lives were cut short. Max and Ben were loving husbands and fathers, proud union steelworkers with Local 1-346, and lifelong Ohioans. They spent their lives serving their families, their community, their union, and their country through their dedication to their jobs and through Max Morrissey's distinguished service in the U.S. Navy. Their work at the plant powered our State, our economy, and provided for their families. Family was everything to Max and Ben. They shared a dedication and commitment to each other, to their parents, to their wives, and to their young children. On Friday, I visited the steelworkers hall. I had the honor of speaking with the Morrissey family and Max and Ben's steelworker brothers and sisters in Local 1-346. From all I learned about Max and Ben, I know their memories will live on. I know their legacies will be upheld by those whom they loved and who loved them so. We talked about this pin I wear, a canary pin given to me years ago at a Workers Memorial Day in Lorain, OH, by a steelworker honoring the workers who lost their lives on the job, working and supporting their economy and building a life, a future for their families.…”