Quote of the Day

“I’m not elected to govern out of fear. Leadership demands that we do the hard things. This is not easy right now. We’re operating in a very difficult time. We need to step up and solve the problem.”

— Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA), quoted by the Lehigh Valley Express Times.

New York Times: “As a moderate House Republican, Dent by definition typically finds himself somewhere near the middle when the majority of his colleagues veer well to the right.”