Political Quotes

“My wife often asks me, she says, geez, you know, when you are speaking before the body, it is an empty Chamber. Is this the way Congress works? The hard truth, and we talk about legislation being rammed through, it is oftentimes missed by the public. There was about an hour's worth of debate, 30 minutes on each side, on an issue that is extraordinarily important to people. This past Veterans' Day, when we go home and face what Tom Brokaw aptly called the greatest generation ever, how do we look them in the eye and tell them what is going on? Here is a generation that is four square behind this effort to root out terrorism. All they want is to make sure that the land that they fought for, the freedoms that they fought for persevere and their children and grandchildren are safe and secure from terror. That is the wish of every American. So they selflessly say, look, we will make more sacrifices, whatever it takes to make sure that we have a country free of terrorist attack, free of the horrific calamity that befell this Nation on September 11.”