Political Quotes

“Mr. President, like all of us here on Capitol Hill, I am still reeling from the attack on our colleagues this morning. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone who was injured, and with their families. My friend and colleague Steve Scalise remains in critical condition right now, and I am praying for a full and swift recovery. I am grateful to hear that the young congressional staffer who was shot--a legislative correspondent for Representative Roger Williams--is expected to make a complete recovery. Legislative correspondents and the other young staffers who work in our offices don't get a lot of media attention, but not one of us could do our jobs serving our constituents without them. We are grateful for their work and dedication. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says: ``Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.'' Most of us have never been in a situation where we have a need to consider such a great sacrifice. But, every day, the men and women of the United States Capitol Police, and every police force in this country, get up and go about their jobs, knowing that they may have to lay down their lives, and they do so willingly. When others run from danger, they run into it. When bullets fly, they advance. Today, violence threatened, and officers of the Capitol Police stepped up to meet it. Had it not been for the efforts of the heroic officers who were on site, today's attack could have been much, much worse.…”