Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I think most of the Members here know that I had a 33-year career in law enforcement prior to coming to the House of Representatives a little over 9 years ago. During that time, I lost good friends and partners in the line of duty--shot, stabbed--and they left behind families, husbands and wives and children. Those are memories that stick with me--and I know the friends and partners I have in law enforcement--forever, and the families never forget and never recover. On this day that has been mentioned by my colleague--on New Year's Day, in the year 2012, Park Ranger Margaret Anderson responded to a call. Her job usually is to guide folks through the park and show them the scenery and talk about the trailways and the flowers and the trees that are growing on Mount Rainier, educate the young children. But all of a sudden, she is called to duty, to switch gears, to put her life on the line. She showed up that day to block the road from this dangerous criminal who had already committed crimes in Seattle and was on the loose. There was a manhunt that was conducted trying to find this person before he hurt or injured or killed anyone else. Margaret Anderson served Mount Rainier Park for about 4 years. She was a National Park Ranger for 12 years. Her husband was serving with her on that very same day. He heard the call go out--officer down--and then realized it was his wife.…”