Political Quotes

“Madam President, I mentioned earlier all of the Members of the Senate who have been so helpful. On the House side, we prevailed because of outstanding leadership of people such as Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Tony Coelho, and Steve Bartlett, a Republican leader in the House at that time. The final vote was 377 to 27 in the House. At the White House, Boyden Grey, counsel to President George H.W. Bush, worked with us every step of the way. As I have said so many times, without Boyden Grey being there, we could not have gotten this done. I am always grateful to him for his leadership, working from the White House with us. One other person who was with us every step of the way and continues to provide so much leadership in the area of disability rights is then- Attorney General Dick Thornburgh. What a champion he was and is. I should not put it in the past tense. Dick Thornburgh remains today one of the preeminent people in America who keeps focus on what we are doing in society to make sure that people with disabilities have full access and opportunity. Then there is the disability rights community. This would not have happened without the tireless, courageous, and unstoppable work of so many activists in the disability community. I think of people such as Ed Roberts, now passed on, Bob Williams, Pat Wright, Wade Blank--so many others.…”