Political Quotes

“we do a great deal of important business here in the U.S. Senate, but much of it seems arcane and distant from the lives of American families. But last evening, with the airing of a CBS made for TV movie, ``A Child's Wish,'' we had a particularly moving example of the power we have to make a positive difference in the lives of America's families. I don't know how many of my colleagues had a chance to see it. It was a fictional story based on the true life experiences of two families impacted by the Family and Medical Leave Act signed into law by President Clinton in 1993. Dixie Yandle was one of those children. I believe she came from North Carolina, I say to my colleague from North Carolina. Dixie's father lost his job during her struggle with cancer as he sought to spend more time with her. She and her parents testified in fact before the Congress about the need for family medical leave legislation so that what happened to them would not happen to the other parents. The second child, Melissa Weaver, was also diagnosed with cancer that ultimately proved to be fatal. But due to the Family and Leave Act the family was able to spend the last days of her life together.”