Political Quotes

“my district in San Francisco, indeed the entire State of California, is blessed with a very large Japanese- American population. On behalf of my constituents, the Japanese- Americans, and indeed all of them, I rise today to extend my sympathies to the people of Japan now that we are in day 7 of the tragedy that struck Kobe last week. As you know, last Tuesday Japan was struck by the deadliest quake in more than 70 years. Today's AP wire has an update on some of the tragic statistics. The death toll is topping 5,000, with more than 100 people still listed as missing. More than 26,00 people were injured, 300,000 people were left homeless, and 56,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. There are 1,000 relief centers trying to house the 300,000 people left homeless. Indeed 2 million survivors of the earthquake in that area have been impacted very negatively as well.”