Political Quotes

“I join in the salute to Bill Lipinski and his retirement. We are going to miss him tremendously. Many people do not understand how a progressive member of the Democratic Caucus would have anything to do with a very conservative member of our caucus, but I came to know Bill because he worked incredibly hard for our fellow citizens. He always could be counted on to live up to the highest ideals of the Democratic Party on the issues that count, and we know that he will continue to be involved on these issues in the future. I enjoyed serving these last 22 years with Bill. I salute the whole Lipinski family. They are a great Democratic family. I think we will find out how good his son is after he is sworn in and gets involved in this committee, because his son is a college professor by background. We need a few more Members from academics and other people who have insights to things that we lawyers do not always have. I am pleased to have worked with him and salute him for his work with us. He has been a strong advocate for veterans issues. I will tremendously miss Bill in the future.”