Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I want to thank my colleagues today--the Senator from Mississippi, the Senator from Kansas, and so forth--for coming down and spending just a little bit of time talking about the wonderful heroes we have in our home States, and we really do have so, so many of them. While the country is anxiously awaiting Washington to come together and pass an updated COVID relief package, we are truly blessed to have everyday heroes back in our 50 States who are working around the clock to help out their neighbors. Essential workers haven't taken a break. They have been keeping our country running--and not just during this global pandemic but every single day. I have heard, time and again, stories of Iowans helping Iowans. Folks are volunteering their time and their talents to serve their communities and ensure no one feels alone during this time of social distancing. When my friend Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced that there was a shortage of face masks to protect frontline workers, Iowans, including my own mother, started sewing. Deb Siggins of Lisbon, IA, has made more than 400 masks that she has donated to a local hospital, her friends, and coworkers, the local fire department, grocery store employees, and elderly patients. She has even turned a tree near her home into a ``giving tree'' decorated with her homemade masks for people to take, which she is constantly updating.…”