Celebrating John Collins'S Birthday
Mr. Speaker, today is a historic day. It is a day that for the first time an Italian American, a Californian, a woman, was nominated for Speaker; but it is historic for me for another reason. Today my son, John Collins, has turned 18 years…
Mr. Speaker, today is a historic day. It is a day that for the first time an Italian American, a Californian, a woman, was nominated for Speaker; but it is historic for me for another reason. Today my son, John Collins, has turned 18 years old, and this is the first time I have ever been away from him on his birthday. He insisted that I come to Washington today. He said I would be letting the country down if I did not come to vote for Nancy Pelosi. And so I took his advice.
I wanted to celebrate my son's birthday because he is well known to many Members of Congress. He has spent many hours on this floor teaching Members how to use the computers, arguing politics, policy, and philosophy. He is a wonderful young man. I am immensely proud of him, and I am so glad that he has reached this milestone, his 18th birthday and adulthood.