Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate Carter Smith of Cresson, Pennsylvania. Carter has accepted a fully qualified appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Carter is the son of Gary and Holly Lynne Smith. As a student at Penn Cambria High School, Carter was heavily involved in the speech club, theater, and the National Honor Society, as well as both the football and basketball teams. In addition to having a long resume of extracurricular activities, Carter has excelled in the classroom as well, maintaining a 4.0 GPA. April Gergely, Carter's English teacher, had nothing but positive things to say about him in her letter of recommendation. She said: ``Carter stood out as an extremely hardworking, intelligent, perceptive, detail-oriented, honest, reliable, and mature student.'' I am confident Carter's experience in and out of the classroom will serve him well as he looks forward to this exciting new phase of life. I thank Carter for his commitment to our Nation, and I wish him the best of luck at West Point. ____________________”