Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his leadership, for the courage it took for him and the humility to listen and to learn what was in this legislation and this agreement. That is something that I commend the Members of the House for doing, to listen and to learn. Our distinguished Speaker just referenced the oath of office that we take when we become Members of Congress. It is a vow that we make to the American people, to protect and support our Constitution and our responsibility to protect and defend the American people. Today, Mr. Speaker, we will vote on an agreement to make America safer--indeed, to make the world a safer place--so say the nuclear scientists and the diplomats, so say the military and security leaders of both parties or of no party, so does the faith community beseech us to do. This morning, Father Conroy offered a prayer to God to ``help the Members of this House to recognize that you are with us in our deliberations.'' Indeed, as we cast our votes on this historic agreement, we are thankful to God, that God was with us to, again, give us the humility to learn and the courage to act; and for that, we should all be grateful. It is important to note that support for this agreement, as I have said, comes from both sides of the aisle.…”