Political Quotes

“I am pleased to join my colleagues in support of H.R. 5788, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service in Eatonville, Washington, as the National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office. In accordance with committee requirements, the bill is cosponsored by all members of the Washington delegation. Margaret Anderson was born near Toronto, and she grew up in Connecticut and Westfield, New Jersey. She received her bachelor's degree in fisheries and wildlife sciences from Kansas State University in 1999, and she received her master's degree in biology from Fort Hays State University in Kansas. She loved the outdoors and was said to be at peace in nature. Margaret Anderson was living her dream in working with her husband, Eric, at Mount Rainier National Park as a United States park ranger. Her duties were not confined to patrolling but ranged from the supervision of snow plow areas to medical coordination and instruction for her fellow staff members. Anderson was described by her colleagues as ``a candid and honest coworker who could always bring a smile to your face.'' On New Year's Day, Anderson blocked the road with her patrol car to hinder the escape of a man who crashed through a checkpoint. Little did she know at that time that the man was a suspect in an earlier shooting that had wounded four people.…”