Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her leadership on America. I had the privilege of traveling with her, under the leadership of our colleagues Juan Vargas and Susan Davis, to their districts earlier this week to see firsthand what was happening at the border. So I come to the floor now with that fresh information. And I come to the floor as a mother of five children, grandmother of nine, who knows, as many of you here who are parents know and all of you here who are children know, the importance of the bond between parent and child and how breaking that bond is outside the circle of civilized human behavior. Mr. Speaker, I want to quote a favorite President, I am sure of yours and many in this body, President Ronald Reagan. In his final days of the Presidency, President Ronald Reagan said: ``And since this is the last speech that I will give as President''--my colleagues, I want you to hear this because this is about Ronald Reagan. Maybe you don't want to hear it. Okay. They don't want to hear it. President Ronald Reagan said: ``And since this is the last speech that I will give as President, I think it's fitting to leave one final thought, an observation about a country which I love.'' President Reagan went on to say: ``Yes, the torch of Lady Liberty symbolizes our freedom and represents our heritage, the compact with our parents, our grandparents, and our ancestors.…”