Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Alan Jennings, a constituent of mine and a very good friend, who has spent decades working to weed out hunger and poverty in my community. Alan joined the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, CACLV, as a young man in 1980. For the past 30 years, he has served as the executive director of the agency, touching countless lives, challenging barriers of race and bias, and working to expand diversity in the nonprofit sector. Now Alan is stepping down to get some much-needed rest after a lifetime of hard work. Under Alan's leadership, CACLV's funding has increased 30-fold. His entire life's work has been about building a just and equitable society for all. From providing food to hungry families to raising funds for low- income and working-class kids to be the first in their families to go to college, Alan has lived the mission of community action every single day. Alan, on behalf of the people of the Seventh District, thank you for your extraordinary leadership. We are so grateful to you. As you begin a new chapter, I join people in every corner of our community in wishing you the very best. ____________________”