Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I wish to thank my colleagues and once again outline what this important act we passed will do. It is critically important. I was on the floor Friday, and the Presiding Officer was here on Friday and was patient and listened to the case Senator Bennet and I made at that time. This is critically important because it will allow Colorado to begin rebuilding our battered roads and bridges and highways without having to wait years for relief. We are close now to getting this legislation to the President's desk, and I look forward to working with my colleagues in the House, with Senator Bennet, to get this bill signed into law as soon as possible. Senator Bennet and I have been on the floor on a number of occasions in recent days to highlight how devastated certain parts of our beautiful State are as a result of these biblical floods we suffered a few weeks ago. Many communities are just now beginning to comprehend how serious the damage is and to see firsthand how many hundreds of miles of highways, roads, bridges, and other parts of our infrastructure are ruined or in some cases even washed away entirely. I have had many occasions to see this damage firsthand in the last few weeks, starting in my own neighborhood, which was evacuated, but all over the northern front range. I was in Jamestown on Saturday. Senator Bennet was there a few days earlier. It is one of the worst-hit communities in Boulder Canyon. It is almost beyond description.…”