Political Quotes

“I join my colleagues Congressman Thompson and Congressman Huffman in paying tribute to the first responders who responded to the fires in northern California and, indeed, in southern California as well. The spirit of our community is so magnificent seeing people come together to help each other. I salute our colleague Mike Thompson, who so much of his district was like an inferno, but much of his district is still thriving and one group helping another, and Mr. Huffman there, side by side with him, the whole time. This is very tragic. The loss of life is heartbreaking, the loss of livelihood is devastating, and the loss of homes, of course, takes a while to replace. We have seen other natural disasters in the rest of the country, in Harvey and Irma and Maria and Nate, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, and Louisiana. So many of the people of our country devastated in a short period of time. So, in times of natural disaster, it is very important for the Federal Government to honor its social compact with the American people and to be there for them. I look forward to working in a bipartisan way for us to have the resources for FEMA to do its job and for the SBA to do its job to help businesses and homeowners recover their losses. And, again, pray; our hearts and prayers are with the families of those who lost their loved ones, their livelihoods, and some who are still in need of recovery. Republicans' Devastating Tax Cut Plan”