Political Quotes

“I am honored to welcome our guest chaplain and my constituent, the Reverend Dr. Luke Torian, to the House of Representatives this morning. Dr. Torian is the inspirational pastor of the First Mount Zion Baptist Church in Dumfries, Virginia, located in Prince William County in my district. I have had the great pleasure of hearing this man of God deliver dynamic messages on more than one occasion at his church. He has a Bachelor's Degree from Winston-Salem State University, North Carolina, a Master's from Virginia Union University and a Doctorate from Howard University in Washington, D.C. In the past 20 years, as a dutiful shepherd in the ministry of his community, his service includes Mount Bethel Baptist Church, Roxboro, North Carolina; Gilfield Baptist Church in Charles City, Virginia, and present location, First Mount Zion Baptist Church in Dumfries, Virginia. He is married to the former Clarice Jones of Charlottesville, Virginia, and they are the proud parents of a 9-year-old daughter, Constance. No stranger to Capitol Hill, he was a congressional staffer in the mid-1980s. On behalf of the entire House of Representatives, I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Doctor Luke Torian for starting our legislative day in prayer with an inspirational message.”