are a litany of legislative accomplishments that will be described as the fining the career of thomas p. o'neill, his most remarkable guidepost was his dedication to federal programs that addressed the need of the middle-class, the sec, the fallen and our working men and women across this great country. speaker o'neill was an unabashed supporter of the new deal and believe government had the ability and responsibility to provide for those in need and championed programs like public education, social security, unemployment insurance, medicare, medicaid, income for low-income people with disabilities just the tip of the iceberg. part of his success in protecting and growing these programs was speaker o'neill's talent in forging political consensus. we heard that describe already, is superb political instincts and being a pragmatic dealmaker which allowed him to take on the day-to-day responsibilities of holding his caucus together while advancing his commitment to liberalism. we heard the speaker, reference speaker o'neill and his popular saying that all politics is local and believe you me that w