Political Quotes

“I just wanted to join all of my colleagues as we give our thanks to Jack and Jack's family. I am a new Member of Congress, and I didn't get to know Jack Murtha until the fall of 2008 when I was running for Congress. Jack came down to Cincinnati and we visited the VA hospital. We sat down with some veterans and we sat down with the staff of the VA hospital and started talking about PTSD and the PTSD program that we had in Cincinnati. Jack had such a sincere interest, and he exuded care for those veterans. He wanted to see that what we were doing in Cincinnati was replicated across the country. Every time I went to Jack and asked for something, every time I approached him, he was open. As I talked to or as I listened to the Members here tonight, there seems to be an underlying theme: We didn't go and Jack asked us for things. Every time you approached Jack Murtha, he was asking what he could do for you. What a great Congressman. What a great dad. Jack was the type of guy that in his district, he was always asking that question: What can I do for you? And that's the right question.”