Political Quotes

“I thank my colleague for his work on this important legislation. I want to turn now and use the remainder of the time to recognize the fact that we all work hard on our legislation, but it doesn't get all the way here and all the way through without terrific staff. We are blessed on the Energy and Commerce Committee by having really terrific staff, from top to bottom. But today, I especially want to recognize and thank Mike Bloomquist, my staff director at the Energy and Commerce Committee. He has served as staff director of the Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans both during the 115th Congress and the 116th Congress. He previously served as committee deputy staff director, general counsel, deputy general counsel, and then as general counsel to the 2011 Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. He has spent time in private law practice, at the Committee on Science, and in the Office of the Solicitor at the U.S. Department of the Interior. He has been an invaluable leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee staff. He is a trusted counselor. He is a sought-after mentor and a go- to resource for staff and Members alike, both on and off the committee. He will be leaving us at the end of this month to pursue private- sector endeavors. But I just want to say, he has been a real friend to me, a real counselor to me, and an incredibly solid leader for our team.…”