Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I want to follow up on the comments from the Congressman from the First District of Michigan. Today, I recognize a good friend and great American, Tom Casperson, who passed away this weekend. Tom lived in Representative Bergman's district in Escanaba, Michigan. I knew Tom as a State senator when he worked on numerous issues across State lines with me. The Good Neighbor Authority promoting better management of our national forests originated at a hearing Tom and I put together in Breitung Township, Michigan. Tom Casperson may have had a greater impact on Upper Peninsula issues in the Michigan Legislature than anyone who served the Upper Peninsula. While I knew Tom as a State senator, he will be remembered for far more than that, including as a man of great faith. Mr. Speaker, I send my deepest sympathies to Tom's wife, Diane, and their family. It has been a great privilege to have known such a fine man. May Tom Casperson rest in peace. ____________________”