Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I appreciate the gentleman's remarks with regard to this amendment. I would point out that we have 435 Members in this United States Congress, and it was envisioned by our Founding Fathers that we would get ideas from every one of those districts. And they also recognized that we are all human, and no matter how diligent we might be, no matter how much we care about the people we are helping, sometimes things just kind of slide along, look good on the surface, and we are busy. So that is why we all want to look at this, and that is why I have the privilege to be here to offer this amendment. Having gone through natural disaster after natural disaster after natural disaster, suffered from them myself--in fact, the 1993 flood is probably why I am in Congress today, because I realized the degree of risk was not proportional to the potential for profit if you are under water. So I want to help those students who want to keep their credit in line, and I appreciate the support across Congress to do so. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.”