Political Quotes

“as we like to say, everything is a little bit bigger in Texas than the rest of the country, and that is true not only of Mac's district but also the largest congressional district represented by another one of our departing colleagues, Will Hurd. Will was a former CIA officer when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 2014. One Texan aptly observed: ``He has been running a marathon like a sprint for seven years.'' I think Will's last congressional race he won by 900 votes in this sprawling border district. His expertise is in cyber security, as well as intelligence matters. He has helped steer our efforts to bolster our national security, counterterrorism, and strengthen our intelligence community and capacity. Considering his district includes 800 miles of our southern border, you can imagine that he has been a strong advocate for our border communities. We have worked together on cross-border trade, modernizing our ports of entry, and ensuring communities along the border are safe and prosperous. We have also been working together on establishing a national museum of the American Latino here in Washington, and I hope we will be able to push this authorization bill over the line here in the coming days. Unlike some folks whom we meet in Washington who seem to be all talk and who never seem to listen, Will understands the importance of sitting down for a conversation with his constituents and actually listening to what they have to say.…”