Political Quotes

“I rise this morning to stand with my fellow members of the Congressional Black Caucus to pay tribute to the outstanding leadership of our outgoing chair, Marcia Fudge of Ohio. Chair Fudge has done much more than occupy a position in her time as CBC chair. She has truly led this caucus at a time where it required active leadership. It has often been said that Chair Fudge's work ethic, problem-solving approach, and coalition building has earned her the reputation as an insightful leader, and over the past year, that leadership has been on display to an impressive degree. Her legislative priorities have included job creation, protecting voting rights, health and nutrition, protecting Medicare and Social Security, education, and housing. Chair Fudge's simple philosophy is reflected in her daily pledge, ``To do the people's work.'' That dedicated approach has enabled her to be an extraordinary chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and keep faith with this historic role. To some, they say we are the conscience of the Congress. But I say, under Chair Fudge, we have been much, much more because we have not relied just on our conscience. We have risen to levels of involvement not achieved very often in this body. On a personal note, it has been my pleasure to witness the growth and maturity of a leader I am proud to call not only my chair but my close personal friend as well. And I do not mean that in the way that we often use that word on this floor.…”