Political Quotes

“I guess the reason I wanted to speak today is to not only thank Senator Dodd and Senator Shelby for bridging the partisan divide, but to say we cannot play politics with this subject matter. This isn't about some ideological issue; this is about people being thrown out of their castles--their home--and thrown into the moat, and it is about communities that then begin to wither. It is about local governments that begin to struggle. It is about crime rates that begin to go up. It is about dreams that are dashed and consumer confidence that goes down the tubes at a time when we are fighting off a broad recession and unemployment. So I just hope--I don't know where this will lead. We haven't had much success in the past couple of weeks getting anything done around here. But I am hopeful that because all of us are hit by this that we will set aside the politics in this political year, we will leave it at the door, and for a few shining moments come together and get this thing going because I have read this bill.”