Political Quotes

“As we consider their bill--and I am pleased we have moved forward with this managers' amendment--I wish to speak to an amendment that is not part of a managers' package, and it is not an amendment I will call up and ask for consideration, but it is an issue I have presented to Members on the floor in the past. I wanted to take just a few minutes this evening to bring about, again, discussion about another community, a community in Alaska, a community that is in crisis. We have heard a lot about communities in crisis--whether it is Flint, MI, whether it is those communities that have suffered the flooding in Louisiana, but I have a community in Alaska--a little, small community of less than 1,000 people--by the name of King Cove. King Cove remains at risk, not because of flooding, not because of a failed water system but because of a decision that was made by our own government, a heartless decision made by the Federal Government. King Cove's problem is not contamination in its drinking water supply, it is something far more fundamental, and it is something that virtually all of our communities--whether you are in Colorado or California--take for granted. What the people in King Cove are asking for is a very simple road, a reliable access to medical emergency transportation. They simply want to be able to reach proper care in time in the event of an injury or an illness. So for those who aren't familiar with the small community of King Cove, it is a remote fishing community.…”