Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. My colleague mentioned that it is unusual we reach back. I think he would agree with me that it is wise that we do. World War II changed the world; and we were so committed to the cause of freedom in World War II, and so many of our predecessors, citizens who served and died before we were born, won a war that would have changed the whole future of the world had we not succeeded. It was individual acts of heroism that made the difference. Mr. Speaker, this life was a life well lived. His life was one dedicated to service, and First Lieutenant Alvin Cockrell deserves to be remembered. It is our responsibility to honor all of those who came before us, the members, as Mr. Issa said, of the Greatest Generation, who won the most brutal but consequential war that has changed the history of the entire world. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to join with my colleagues in fully supporting the naming of this post office after an American who served his country and gave his life, First Lieutenant Alvin Chester Cockrell. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”