Political Quotes

“I thank Representative Schrier for her leadership, Representative Carter for working across the aisle, and the leadership for bringing this bill on the floor for a vote. I join Representative Carter in thanking Paris Hilton and her husband, Carter, both up in the gallery as we speak. They really helped drive this and start this. I had coffee with Carter 4 years ago, and we were talking about technology in my district. At the end of it, he says, ``By the way, I am married to Paris Hilton,'' like you just drop that at the end of a conversation. I said: Paris Hilton. Okay. That is interesting. Then he said: There is this issue I want to talk about. I thought: Here we go. Here is some celebrity issue, and the person will fly in, do PR, and leave. I said: Carter, what is it? He talked about the institutional facilities, these congregate care facilities and the thousands of American kids who go there hoping to get assistance, hoping to get support, and instead face sexual abuse, horrific discipline, conditions where they aren't given enough food. He said: You know, Paris went through that. I was immediately struck by his vulnerability in sharing that. Then I met Paris, I met her mother, and I saw the emotion that she had. I also met so many survivors who told their stories. Representative Carter knows this.…”