Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, it is certainly my pleasure to pay tribute to Congressman Frank Riggs this evening. He was, of course, a new subcommittee chair, as we were all new in this business of being in the majority and leading the efforts in the Congress of the United States. When Frank became the subcommittee chair of our Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, he probably did not realize how full that platter was going to be. That platter has been very, very full, but that did not bother Frank because he was willing to spend many late hours with staff, as his fertile mind thought about ways of producing quality legislation, thought about ways of making sure that our emphasis was on a quality education for all children rather than just covering them with mediocrity. So, of course, he had to tackle our workforce development legislation, had to make sure that we could move into the 21st century and have the qualified workforce so that we could be competitive in a very competitive world.”