Political Quotes

“I simply want to, first, thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman), the chairman, and our ranking member, as well as the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Carrie Meek) for stopping and focusing us and getting us together to give our thanks to Reverend Jesse Jackson. Reverend Jesse Jackson is truly a remarkable man. He is a man who truly believes in the power of prayer and the ability to argue the moral and humane position, no matter how difficult it looks, no matter how difficult it seems. He was criticized. They said, do not go, Jesse; do not mess up our diplomatic relations, even though we had none. But Jesse went in spite of that, with a faith-based coalition and our own Congressman, to say to Mr. Milosevic, let them go. And despite the fact that we all believe that Mr. Milosevic is without a moral center, that this is a man who has been involved in ethnic cleansing, that this is a man who had lost his moral compass a long time ago, Jesse convinced him. He did not stop on the first try. They told him it was not on the agenda. Jesse Jackson went to bed; and he said, it is on my agenda. And he got up the next morning, and he continued with the mission, and he made it happen. We are pleased. The mothers of these young men are pleased. We are so glad we have a Jesse Jackson. The world should thank Jesse Jackson.”