Jeff Duncan: “Let me just conclude this special order by saying that in our book, tonight is Jimmy Quillen's night in the House of…”

“Let me just conclude this special order by saying that in our book, tonight is Jimmy Quillen's night in the House of Representatives, a body in which he has served so proudly and with such distinction for 34 years. As has been mentioned earlier, Congressman Quillen now has the all-time record, the record for longest continuous service in the United States House of Representatives for anybody from the State of Tennessee. Many great Tennesseans have served in this body... But Congressman Quillen has a record that will never be broken and has served his constituents with kindness, compassion, with honor and dignity and has made his mark, certainly, coming up the hard way, coming up from I think what would be described as dire poverty today to reach this body and serve in the United States Congress. As so many others have said tonight, Congressman Quillen, you deserve this night and this tribute and so much more for all you have done for the people of east Tennessee. All of us love you. We respect you.”