Political Quotes

“I thank my friend from Texas for yielding, and I appreciate his efforts to block this time for the Texas delegation to honor one of our own, Kay Granger, whom we will miss going forward. So many of my colleagues have already touched on her biography and on her history as a teacher, businesswoman, mayor, Congresswoman, and, probably most importantly, wife and mother. She is someone who has served Texas so ably and well, rising up to chair the Appropriations Committee and to do so with grace during a fairly tumultuous time in our Nation's history--this is not political; this is about honoring Kay--because of the nature of our disagreements with the current administration and the current state of things. She managed the appropriations process and committee with grace and class. She has been a true joy to work with. I don't always race to the floor to do these. I feel like you have to know someone pretty well or have a certain level of understanding and respect, but Kay was always very gracious and kind to me as a not- always soft-spoken member of the Conference or the delegation, as my friend from Texas knows. She was always one who would try to reach out and offer some advice, but not try to tell me what to do or say, but to come in and talk to me about what we need to do as Texans and how we can work together to do it. She always cared about Texas. She always cared about service, and I was proud to serve with her.…”