Political Quotes

“Madam President, the Republican leader knows I am a huge fan of his. Every Thursday, we gather, along with Senator Gillibrand, we gather in a Bible study, bipartisan Bible study. Most people think we would never pray together, read the scripture together, much less agree on anything, but we do that every week. We agree on a lot of things. In this one area, I am afraid we don't see eye to eye, as he knows. As a leader prepared to lead the floor, I just want to remind us all of this: Two weeks ago, the United Kingdom broke its record for the highest recorded temperature multiple times, reaching a high of 105 degrees Fahrenheit. How high is that? They don't have air conditioning in most places of England. They don't have air conditioning--105 degrees. Airport runways that week were melting in the United Kingdom. Railways in the United Kingdom were buckling from the heat, with riders warned to stay home. Over 1,100 people that week died in Spain and Portugal from heat- related causes. Wildfires in France forced about 30,000 people to evacuate. Organizers planned to pour--listen to this--tens of thousands of gallons of water on the course of the Tour De France big bicycle race in order to keep the road from melting. And more than 40 million people in the United States are under extreme heat warnings across, in our country, the Great Plains and California. Something like 60 million Americans will likely see temperatures at or above 100 degrees.…”