Political Quotes

“my mother once said to me that no matter how important you think you are, remember that the number of people who come to your funeral will be primarily determined by the weather. It must be a good day today because Mr. Goodling is blessed with too many speakers, and we will all have to be brief. Mr. Speaker, I will miss Mr. Goodling as a member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce and a fellow Pennsylvanian. The children and the teachers and the parents and the school board administrators will miss Bill Goodling, because he is someone that has become a rarity in this town. He believes that politics belongs on the campaign trail, and here in Washington in the Nation's capital, because we are supposed to do the people's business, we are supposed to compromise. We are supposed to put politics second to people. Bill Goodling has done that every day for his 26-year career. It is an honor to serve with him and join in this tribute today.”