Political Quotes

“I don't think we will take a full hour here, but there are a couple of things that we need to talk about. I always like to start these hour sessions with why we are here; what are the values that we want to put forth. Why do we spend these hours in the Chamber? What is our job here? I often find myself going back to FDR. He said back in the thirties something that has always been with me. He said: ``The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much. It is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.'' The test of our progress: Do we provide more to those who have much, or to those who have too little? How can we meet this test? What can we do? Today is one of those days that I guess comes from ``A Tale of Two Cities''; the best of times and the worst of times. I am going to put up this photo of a levee break in California. I represent 200 miles of the Sacramento River Valley and probably have over 1,100 miles of levees. Today, actually is the best of times. The levees are not breaking. Actually, we are in the middle of a drought. But today, at the White House, the President signed the Water Resources and Reform Development Act, an extremely important piece of legislation for my district, and for America, because this legislation provides for the protection of our cities. It provides for the flood control programs that are absolutely essential in my part of California and all across America. So, Mr.…”