Floor Statement on the Swearing-In of Congressman Warren Davidson

It’s my privilege to welcome Congressman Warren Davidson, his wife Lisa, and their two beautiful children, Rachel and Zach, to Washington, DC. To the Davidsons, their extended family, and their friends who are here to support them, we all wish you hearty ‘congratulations.’

To Congressman-elect Davidson, on behalf of a grateful nation, I want to extend our gratitude for your many years of service in the United States Army. Thank you for your dedication to duty, honor and country.

Though I am dean of Ohio’s delegation, it seems like just yesterday when I was in your shoes. This moment you will never forget. You’ve worked hard to put together a winning coalition to win a hard-fought campaign. That takes a dedicated person, and a very giving family, to make the necessary sacrifices.

To accomplish worthy objectives during your time in Congress, you’ll want to find issues that you can build coalitions around, and then enlist others on both sides of the center aisle in that cause.

Perhaps the best advice I can give you is stay close to the people where you come from: The citizens of Troy, Ohio. The citizens of Clark,Miami, Darke, Preble and Butler counties.

And as Daniel Webster’s words inspire though the ages, dedicate our efforts to a higher cause:

“Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth our powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered.”

Welcome to the United States House of Representatives, Warren and Lisa.

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