Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I would ask that members of the Virginia congregation join me here in the well. Madam Speaker, colleagues, along with my fellow members of the delegation from the Commonwealth of Virginia, I rise today with a heavy heart. On the morning of August 26, we were shaken by a tragic incident during which WDBJ7 journalists Alison Parker and Adam Ward were killed in an act of senseless, heartbreaking violence. Vicki Gardner, head of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, was seriously injured in the shooting. She has recently been discharged from the hospital and continues her recovery. Alison Parker was 24 years old. She graduated from Martinsville High School, attended Patrick Henry Community College, and went on to James Madison University's School of Media Arts and Design. After she graduated, Alison joined the news team at WCTI 12 in North Carolina before, last year, landing a job reporting for the Mornin' Show at WDBJ in Roanoke, where she worked on the news team with Adam. It is a TV station that broadcasts into her hometown and into Adam's hometown. Adam Ward was 27. He grew up in Botetourt, but was described as ``truly a Salem Spartan, born and bred.'' He started attending school at Andrew Lewis Middle School in the seventh grade, later playing football for Salem High. Adam fulfilled another dream by attending Virginia Tech and becoming a proud member of the Hokie Nation.…”