Political Quotes

“Let me thank my colleague, Congresswoman Christensen, for those kind remarks and also for leading this Special Order, once again, in order to sound the alarm about the jobs crisis in our country. Also, Congresswoman Christensen, I want to thank you for your leadership on so many issues, especially on health care. You remind us of the importance of health care reform, not only because people deserve affordable, accessible health care, but because of the many jobs that will be created in the health care sector as a result of these reforms. So thank you for continuing to remind us of that, because many, many jobs are going to be created as a result of the work that you did. Under the leadership of our very brilliant and bold chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Chairman Emanuel Cleaver, and of our jobs task force chair, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, the Congressional Black Caucus has been hitting the street about jobs for some time now. We held five ``for the people'' jobs initiatives around the country--in Cleveland, Miami, Atlanta, Detroit, and Los Angeles--bringing together employers who have jobs with people who need jobs. The response was overwhelming. Thousands of people showed up at each event, all wanting to share their stories, to learn how to interview or network or to just strictly apply for a job. As we know, communities of color are feeling this Great Recession more than others.…”