Political Quotes

“I speak as a former resident of the State of Pennsylvania. When Cuban refugees first started coming over to the United States, there were no jobs in Miami, Florida. The Federal Government had a refugee resettlement program, and we were fortunate enough to be resettled in a town in Pennsylvania called York. My brother and I were very much in love with York, Pennsylvania. It was our first taste of snow. Coming from Havana, we did not get too much of that. On the weekends, when we could put together the little pennies we had, I remember taking weekend trips with my parents, where we got to see the many historic sites that Pennsylvania had to offer. For me, Pennsylvania will always be just like this wonderful city, and New York also, symbolic images of the freedom and democracy and the liberty that we enjoy so much in our country, and we sometimes take for granted. I again commend the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Pitts) for introducing this important proclamation and for working hard to ensure its passage. In light the challenges facing our Nation today, it is certainly appropriate in this time for Congress to reaffirm our commitment to religious liberty and human rights, and it is certainly an appropriate time for all of us as Americans to reflect upon the principles underlying each of these three important historical symbols of our democracy.”