Political Quotes

“Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. Let me thank Chairman Grijalva for his leadership in bringing this bill, the Public Lands Service Corps Act, to the floor. And especially I want to thank you for bringing it to the floor and our leadership for allowing it to be brought to the floor today on such a historic day, a historic weekend. And Congressman Grijalva, I just want to salute you and Congresswoman Woolsey and all of you who fought so hard for this health care reform bill this weekend, especially for the public option. And let me just say, when we cast this vote this weekend, we will be casting a vote on behalf of all of those uninsured and underinsured, on behalf of all of those who have died prematurely because they did not have preventative health care. And we will be casting this vote this weekend on behalf of our children and our grandchildren so that they may live longer and healthier lives. So I'm very delighted that this bill is up this weekend so we would have a chance to talk about the importance of what we're doing within the context of this great bill. This bill will train and connect young adults to service opportunities on public lands, putting a new generation of Americans back to work, finally, while instilling in them a great respect for America's legacy of conservation and stewardship.”