Political Quotes

“Thank you, Madam Speaker. I also would like to thank my wife, Nancy, my two beautiful children, Sadie and Joe, my entire family and Mrs. Murtha for their support. I also want to thank the people of Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District, who I am honored to represent. Today I begin your work. This moment is bittersweet for me because I wouldn't be here right now if Jack Murtha hadn't left us too soon. I have thought about the many lessons Congressman Murtha taught me. He always said to me, 'It's always about the work.' It is. And I'm going to work tirelessly every day in Congress for the families of western Pennsylvania. The people of western Pennsylvania, just like so many across the country, are struggling right now. The challenges we are facing are unprecedented. My priority is to put western Pennsylvanians and families across the country back to work, and I am going to fight every day, moving forward to do my part to help create good-paying American jobs. I know all of us share this commitment to getting our country back to work, and I'm optimistic that we can all come together to make this a reality on behalf of all of our constituents. Jack Murtha spent his life working to bring jobs and opportunity to our communities. That was his fight for 36 years, and our communities are far better because of it. While nobody can fill his shoes, I now have the extraordinary honor of continuing his fight for jobs and following in his footsteps to Congress.”