Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Goodlatte for yielding. It is my honor and privilege to be here to recognize these three Virginians who have served their Commonwealth so well. Scott Rigell and I were elected along with Robert Hurt back in the same year, back in 2010. I got to know Scott when I got here. He is the one of the three who are retiring whom I did not know prior to coming to service in Congress. I learned that he was a hard worker, a dedicated public servant, someone who truly believed in trying to do everything the right way. Like myself every now and then, he was a little bit of a maverick and would cut his own way, but that is important in Congress, that we don't all walk in lockstep, that we work together but that we respect each other's opinions. Scott Rigell is a gentleman who certainly does that, and as a Representative, he has done that very well. I go next to Randy. With the exception of, I think, probably Congressman Scott has known Randy longer, having served a couple years in the State legislature before he came to Congress with Randy, I think I have served longer with Randy because I served with him first in the house of delegates, where he was a role model, one of the leaders on the floor in the Virginia House. He then moved on to the Senate just before Republicans took control of the House for the first time in 120-some years.…”