Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Rhode Island, David Cicilline, for his great work in Congress. He has been an LGBTQ+ leader, he has been a progressive champion, he has been a Judiciary Committee leader, and he has been a mentor to many of us in Congress, including myself. I am going to really miss having him and his wisdom in Congress. I think a lot of people are going to miss him across the country. If you care about gun violence, you are going to miss David Cicilline. He was the author of the assault weapon ban, so important as we have shooting after shooting after shooting with an AR-15. His bill would help address that in this country. He always goes above and beyond. Every time in this Chamber when there is a moment of silence and no moment of action around gun violence, it is so disheartening for everyone around the country, but that day that has been talked about when he was one of the organizers sitting down and taking over this Chamber to have a moment of action is one of the few times, in fact, the only time that I saw that in my 10\1/2\ years in Congress. If you care about progressive values, you are going to miss David Cicilline. He was a progressive caucus leader. As chair of the DPCC, he led in articulating our values for Democrats, and he did an amazing job in doing that. {time} 1830 If you care about democracy, you are going to miss David Cicilline. Being an impeachment manager is a huge undertaking.…”