Political Quotes

“Mr. President, twenty years ago this month we lost Senator John Heinz in an airplane crash. A family lost a husband and a father. A Commonwealth lost a tireless advocate for older citizens and our workers. I am honored to serve in the Senate seat he held from 1977 to 1991. Senator Heinz understood that health care has a human face that cannot be ignored. He appreciated that employers cannot shoulder the burden of costs alone and understood changes needed to be made. He worked hard to obtain results for individuals through his position on the Finance Committee and his chairmanship of the Special Committee on Aging. Senator Heinz was a fighter for those without power, a voice for the voiceless. He enjoyed the work that goes along with being a Senator. He delved into policy issues and strived to figure out how government worked and how it could work better. He promoted innovation, looked to the future, and sought to find real solutions to the real problems people faced. He worked with his colleagues on both sides of the aisle to obtain results. As he once said, ``Our greatest strengths have been our diversity and energy, our willingness to tackle problems and solve them, our confidence in the future, and our refusal to be bound by the present.'' This month we remember Senator Heinz and his legacy of public service on behalf of all the people of Pennsylvania, especially those who needed a Senator fighting for them every day. ____________________”