Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for his very kind and thoughtful remarks and his tribute to a really great public servant. I think he hit the nail on the head. Ray's having served and having gone through elections gave him that perspective. And having come from a rural part of America, like a lot of us do--in fact, my district encompasses where he is from--it gives you a different perspective as well about some of the issues that sometimes get lost otherwise. I thank the gentleman for coming and for sharing. I know we have some other Members here who I think wanted to make some comments. I don't know who would like to go next. Maybe the gentleman from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), who also was a public utilities commissioner--if I have the right title for whatever it is in North Dakota--public service commissioner. The gentleman knew Ray from that era and got to put up with him here, as I would kindly say. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer). {time} 2045”