Political Quotes

“everyone by now knows about the impact of the recent aircraft tragedy on a small community in Pennsylvania, Montoursville. This area is represented currently by our colleague, the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. McDade], who very promptly and appropriately expressed his concern to the families of the high school students who were involved in that horrible incident. This community, Montoursville, is in Wyoming County. Prior to the current configuration of our legislative districts, I had the privilege of representing that area. I must tell my colleagues that this is an all-American community, which the news media has very accurately portrayed in all its coverages following that tragic air crash. This little community has spawned many, many different types of sports championships and academic championships. It seemed almost every other week I was attending a banquet for the girls' softball champions or the boys' baseball champions or the little league champions, not to mention high academic honors for individuals and classes, et cetera, that emerged from that high school.”