Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise to express my thoughts and offer my prayers and those of my constituents for my friend and colleague, Gabby Giffords, who lies critically wounded; and for her staffer, Gabe Zimmerman; for the precious patriot, Christina Taylor Green; for Dorothy Morris, Judge John Roll, Phyllis Schneck and Dorwan Stoddard, who lost their lives in this senseless tragedy; and to their families. Our thoughts and prayers, too, go out to the other innocent victims of this tragedy, including congressional staffers Ron Barber and Pamela Simon and their families, and our heartfelt gratitude to all those brave souls who responded valiantly and quickly, preventing even more death and injury. And to the people of Arizona, who love their State and our democracy, to you we express our solidarity. Gabby, as we all know, is one of the nicest, most decent, dedicated, concerned, and compassionate Representatives in this body. The fact that she and her staff were gunned down while doing their jobs, doing exactly what is required in a democracy, makes this tragedy even more unfathomable. And so I am concerned about the impact of this tragedy on our democracy. We cannot have a well-functioning democracy without ample interaction and discourse between members of the public and their elected officials. Directly or indirectly, this tragedy invites us to examine the way we conduct business on all levels.…”