Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend and colleague from Colorado, Doug Lamborn, for yielding to me. As we celebrate the 77th annual National Bible Week, I want to remind you that it falls on the same week as Thanksgiving, a very appropriate time for a book that I am very, very thankful for, a book that men like William Tyndale died for. He was burned at the stake simply for translating the Bible into English. I come to the floor today to speak on what the Bible means to me. Simply put, the Bible means everything to me. It has shaped the way that I live my life. It has helped me serve the people of the 36th District of Texas through two terms. It has not always been an easy job, but through the trials and hard days, I find comfort in the words from some of my favorite Scriptures. The same is true on the good days. I rejoice that the Lord has chosen me to serve in such a time as this. Our country was founded on great principles, many of which are Scriptural. Our Founders wanted this country to have a strong Judeo- Christian faith. We see this truth throughout our Constitution and through the writings of the time: ``We hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,'' one of the most profound phrases in our Declaration of Independence that acknowledged God's role in our founding.…”