Speech

“Thank you, Reverend Doug Tanner, for your introduction, for your leadership of the Faith and Politics Institute, and for working to build bridges of tolerance among America's communities. I also want to acknowledge and thank George and Trish Vrandenburg, sponsors of this event and committed supporters of the Faith and Politics Institute."

“Good afternoon. I am pleased to stand before you with my colleagues: Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez; Congressman Gerry Connolly, the lead sponsor of the Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act; Congressman John Carney, one of our newest members. Thank you, Leo Gerard, International President, United Steelworkers, for your leadership and tireless work on behalf of America's workers. Thank you, Aaron Patterson, President, USW Local Union 1152-L, in Bowling Green, Ohio; his plant is closing, and the bulk of the work is moving to Mexico. Thank you, leaders and workers from the Apollo Alliance and Transportation for America."

“I thank the gentle lady for yielding. I thank her and you, Mr. Chairman, for bringing this bill to the floor, this resolution to name a federal courthouse in Yuma, Arizona for John M. Roll to be called the ‘John M. Roll United States Courthouse.' How appropriate."

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding. Thank you, Mr. Gallegly, for calling this special order to give us the opportunity to join in a bipartisan way to celebrate and pay tribute to what would be the 100th birthday of President Ronald Reagan and to do so with great pride as members of the California delegation. "

“To our valued, valued, valued friend, Jane Harman, to a proud Californian, to a great leader in our country: I know I speak for everyone in this Congress on this occasion when I say, we have been proud to call you colleague, and again, for many of us, to value you as a friend."

“Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker today marks the one-year anniversary of the passing of our dear colleague Congressman Jack Murtha of Pennsylvania. I rise to pay tribute to him. He was a giant of this chamber, a legislator of unsurpassed talent, a soldier of extraordinary courage, a political servant, a public servant to the end. Those of us who served with him were honored to call him colleague. Those of us in this body, many of us were privileged to call him friend--colleague and friend."

“Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding. Thank you for your leadership, Mr. Brady, for participating in this important discussion that is fundamental to our democracy."

“Caroline Kennedy, members of the Kennedy family: welcome to the Capitol. And thank you for the privilege of joining you today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy."