Rep. Ted Poe: Gabrielle Giffords Represents ‘The Spirit Of Bipartisanship’

by Alex Alvarez | 10:52 am, January 25th, 2012

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Texas Republican Rep. Ted Poe took to the floor today to sing the praises of Rep. Gabby Giffords as she prepares to officially resign from her role in order to focus on her continued recovery.

“Mr. Speaker,” he began, “my grandmother used to say that here is nothing more powerful than a woman that has made up her mind. Gabby Giffords has always been that woman. She is compassionate, tenacious and relentless in her love for our country.”

He added that her recovery thus far has been nothing short of a miracle, noting that she represents the “spirit of bipartisanship” and he has enjoyed working with her on border security issues.

Have a look, via C-Span:

C-Span, Gabby Giffords, Ted Poe

Anonymous

RINO
Anonymous

I had this streaming while working, and while I missed most of the words because I was concentrating on work, I could see it was a very special moment for her. She stumbled when getting up to the speaker’s chair but once there I was hoping she’d take the lectern for a brief thank you to the chamber, that didn’t happen but it didn’t take anything away from the moment. Politicians all too often deal with the hypothetical or second-hand relating. Gabby was a victim of a violent crime and one of their own, giving them a dose of what real life is like.
Anonymous

Giffords 2012!!
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I’m a, unfortunately, former constituent of Gabrielle Giffords and feel very uneasy when members of the opposition party–especially “birthers” like Ted Poe start laying the groundwork to appropriate her good name in the interest of rekindling the failed TeaParty effort.