Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I have had the honor of knowing Bob Borski for many years. When I was just some 23, 24 years of age, being elected to the State House in 1982, he was exiting the same chair that I was going to sit in, because he was on his way to Washington, leaving the State House and coming to represent the great city of Philadelphia and our Commonwealth, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania here in Washington. And so I rise in support of H.R. 2328. Congressman Borski served here for many, many terms representing, in particular, northeast Philadelphia; but his reach went far beyond that, for he rose to be one of the leading Members of this Congress on transportation issues. He worked to secure for Pennsylvania and for many other areas of our Nation the rightful resources that were necessary to improve and enhance our airports, particularly the Philadelphia International Airport, our ports, our waterways. Bob Borski worked tirelessly. He was, in my mind, the most effective Member of Congress on transportation issues that we have ever had from Philadelphia.”