Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume to thank my dear friend and colleague, Mr. Olson, who we all know, it turns out, is from Texas 22; and his wife, Nancy. I wish them the very best in their lives ahead. Mr. Speaker, since he is talking about a little history, I want to talk about a little history, too, before I turn to my friend from Georgia to speak on this bill, and that is that something really, really, really important happened not too far from my home State of Oregon. In Fort Lewis, Washington, on this date 58 years ago, this gentleman from Texas 22 arrived on this planet. Today is his birthday, and I hope the House will join me in acknowledging Mr. Olson's birthday. He was born in the great State of Washington, as it turns out, but he is Texas through and through. So happy birthday to Mr. Olson. Mr. Speaker, I would turn now to the only pharmacist in the United States Congress, which has really been important in our legislative efforts on the Energy and Commerce Committee. He knows so much about how to take care of people when they are at the counter, how to make sure they get what they need, and what they face when they come there in terms of costs of medicines and everything else. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Carter), who is a terrific member of the committee.”