Political Quotes

“I want to thank Mr. Blute. One of the greatest honors that has been bestowed on me since I got here was being elected as a freshman as the cochairman of this Blue Dogs group over here on our side of the aisle, a group that does seek bipartisan solutions, willing to work with people on the other side, trying to find the principles and values that we might come together on and leave partisan politics and shallow rhetoric aside so we can try to get together and do the people's business. Many of us, as myself, are former Democrats who joined the Republican Party. I know for a fact in my life there are many, many good people in both parties across the country. And, in fact, neither party has an exclusive on integrity or ideas. Right down here on the dais, in this great room in the House of Representatives, are the words ingrained in the wood, 'Peace, liberty, tolerance and justice.' I think we need to remember peace and tolerance more often as we do our business here in the House of Representatives. Not a day goes by, Mr. Speaker, that I am still not just fascinated by this opportunity that I have to serve in this incredible Capitol of ours that really has not changed much since Abraham Lincoln was the President of our country. And as I show young people through this place, I am constantly just enthralled at the magnitude of what this opportunity really means.”