Political Quotes

“I have come to the floor this morning to talk about the most important issue facing our country and our people; that is, jobs and job creation. In a bit of good news last night, overcoming 18 months of obstacles in the Senate, the Senate passed my Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act that will help expand economic opportunities in many of our mountain resort towns in Colorado. It will also help create jobs throughout the rest of the country in States such as the Presiding Officer's, New York, which has a robust ski industry, as our State does. I wish to acknowledge Senators Barrasso of Wyoming and Risch of Idaho. They have been tremendous partners in this effort, both in this Congress and in the last one. I thank them upfront for their leadership in pushing for passage of this important piece of bipartisan legislation. Even though our economy is showing some signs of recovery, there is still a long way to go. This is especially true in rural communities that are dotted all over my State of Colorado. I know this question of job creation is on the forefront of the minds of all my colleagues. It is on the minds of Coloradans wherever I am in the Centennial State. So the action we took last night not only represents a major step forward in our efforts to create jobs, it is a reminder to the American people that we can work together on commonsense, job-creating legislation. Let me speak a little bit about the bill we passed last night.…”