I cannot emphasize too much how important that is to the health and well-being of all of our people and to the progress of this country. He has done a great service, raising the question about allocation of the revolving funds, and we look forward to working with him. We are going to have to provide more resources than are now available. I assure him and my other colleagues that we want to do that in an equitable manner.
Discussing the importance of funding for water infrastructure during Senate floor debate.
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I don't think so. I think this -- in African-American communities, like every other community in the country, the tide is shifting, people are thinking differently.
Of course, it is exactly the same. It's a right that all Americans have and no reason why gay and lesbian people ought not to have these rights too. These are universal rights.
I know the tide is changing. I can see from poll results where the support for same-sex marriage used to be minimal. It grew. It grew and grew.
I don't think so. I think this -- and African-American communities like every other community in the country, the tide is shifting.
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