Political Quotes

“Mr. President, one of the favorite metaphors that is used in time of crisis is of a burning house. I wish I could find a different metaphor because that one is used so frequently. But, frankly, I can't find one that better expresses what I would like to express in a few moments this afternoon. The fact is obvious: America's economic house is burning. A lot of people are being hurt--600,000 people unemployed last month, the second month in a row that went over a half million people losing their jobs. From one report I heard, it was the largest number of people losing jobs in 1 month in America in 35 years. I could go on with a lot of statistics, but we don't need them. We have heard them in the debate before. America's economic house is on fire. But I want to extend the metaphor to us, those who are privileged to serve in the Senate. We are the firefighters, if you will.…”