Political Quotes

“Frank, America would be stronger and better if it had more congressmen like Frank Riggs. And I mean that sincerely. Those who talked about his toughness, coming back after a tough loss, coming from a district that he probably should never have gotten elected in, but it was only because Frank Riggs was a good man and gave it his best and his family had support there that he was able to come to Congress from that district and serve it very, very well. I liked his friendly style, his graciousness, his toughness. He had a tough side. He would fight hard. And you cannot be effective here and you will not ever reach the goal line if you do not. We shared a lot of interests. I have some of the same forestry interests that Frank had, some of the same problems that Frank had, and I admired his toughness to stand tall. We had a lot of interests in vocational and technical education and where this country really needs to be going where we really are not headed, Frank and I agreed on where this country ought to be going in technical and vocational education, preparing our work force of tomorrow.”