Political Quotes

“This is the final amendment to the bill. It will not delay or kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will proceed immediately to final passage as amended. This past November, Illinoisans and people across our country sent a strong, but simple, message to Congress, that the middle class needs to be a priority, not an afterthought. The people I talk with back home are worn out by Washington putting politics before people. I was honored to take my oath of office in January with a mission to be part of the solution here in Congress. Like so many other Members of the freshman class of this session of Congress, I ran for office to fight for the American worker and for a stronger middle class. I believed I could make a difference, and I still do. The hardworking middle class people from my district in Illinois are counting on us to remember them as we deliberate in this Chamber. That begins with standing up against attempts to cut the legs out from beneath American workers, which is exactly what this bill does that's being presented today. {time} 1130 Mr. Speaker, without the support of organized labor, my family wouldn't be where we are today. My father-in-law, Joe, was born in a boxcar to immigrant parents from Mexico. With just an eighth grade education, he worked the line at John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, Illinois. And because of organized labor, he earned an honest wage and benefits for his hard work.…”