Political Quotes

“Thank you, L.F., for giving me and Loretta the chance to report to the membership on FMC's largest and most important domestic program, Congress to Campus. Loretta, who is a good friend, and I had the opportunity to actually participate in the program together. We have both done it many times, but we were together at Valley Forge Military Academy and College in Pennsylvania just last year. L.F., thank you for your outstanding leadership of FMC and for your tireless efforts to make us an even better organization. I know I speak for our board and our membership when I say how much we appreciate all that you do for the Former Members Association. I want to take a point of personal privilege now and join L.F. in welcoming the former members of the Irish Parliament. I do so, especially to Leader Flaherty because my wife, Mary Ellen Flaherty Goodlatte, is a first-generation American. Both of her parents were born in Connemara, west of Galway. On the west gate of the town of Galway, it says in Gaelic, from the fierce wrath of the O'Flahertys, dear Lord please save us. I married into that family. As those of you who are active with FMC know well, the Congress to Campus program brings bipartisan pairs of former Members of Congress to college campuses for a day and a half to 3 days at a time to meet with classes, student groups, clubs, local media, faculty, and other members of the campus community.…”