Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Congressman Ralph Hall, representing Texans in the 4th District of Texas. A patriotic American, U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II, Texan, and more personally a true friend and mentor. First elected to Congress in 1980, Congressman Hall has committed over thirty years of his adult life ensuring his constituents are heard throughout the halls of Congress, all the way from the Lone Star State. Congressman Hall's public service didn't just start when he arrived in Washington--Ralph was first elected as County Judge of Rockwall County, served as President of the State Judges and Commissioners Association and devoted ten years serving in the Texas Senate, where he rose to President Pro Tempore. It is an honor to serve the great State of Texas side-by-side with Congressman Ralph Hall and his track record of success is admired far and wide; pretty good--for a boy born and raised in Fate, Texas. I commend the family of Congressman Hall, the late Mary Ellen Murphy, and their three sons, Hampton, Brett, and Blakeley along with their five grandchildren for the countless hours they have sacrificed while Ralph represented Texas on the national stage. Mr. Speaker, I look forward to tackling the pressing issues of our current time and getting our country back on a track to fiscal sanity alongside with Representative Hall and as he puts it quite frankly and I agree, ``I'd rather be respected at home than liked in Washington.''”