Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Miami. I want to talk a little bit about supporting Colorado. Colorado is a purple State. It is middle of the road, with four Republicans and three Democrats in our congressional delegation. It is a State that is affected by immigration. We have a strong tradition of immigration in our district, a strong exchange of economic ties with our neighboring countries. Here are some recent polls in a few of our congressional districts in our State: In the Third Congressional District, represented by my friend, Congressman Scott Tipton, a recent poll showed that 77 percent of the people in the district--this is the district including Pueblo, Grand Junction, and Aspen--support immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. Only 17 percent oppose it. In the neighboring district of my good friend Cory Gardner, the Fourth Congressional District of Colorado, 76 percent support immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. In the district of my friend and colleague Mike Coffman of Aurora, Colorado, and Douglas County, 74 percent support immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. Failure to act and avoid this issue is, in fact, not delivering for the American people. One cannot speak out of both sides of their mouth forever and say that in some abstract sense we are for immigration reform but not give this body the ability to pass immigration reform. The American people, Mr. Speaker, are smarter than that.…”