Political Quotes

“right now, the end of the pandemic may be--I underline ``may be''--within our reach. The Delta surge is finally waning. Over the past month, coronavirus case numbers have fallen by more than 40 percent, thank goodness. The average number of daily vaccinations has increased by more than 25 percent--not an unrelated statistic--and COVID death rates are finally starting to decline. These are all promising developments, and they demonstrate that President Biden's response to the coronavirus is working. But as winter approaches, we need to ask ourselves a serious question: Will we continue to take the steps that are necessary to save lives and beat this virus once and for all? Or will we do nothing, as some of our Republican colleagues seem to urge, and allow the pandemic to come roaring back for another deadly wave? Millions of American families have already suffered the consequences of denial, deception, and inaction. A report released earlier this month found that since June--just since June--nearly 100,000 American lives could have been saved if there were more vaccinations. But we can save the next 100,000 lives in America if we rally behind the President's call for his vaccination policy. The American people are already with him. The majority of people support mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for students 12 and up. Business owners across the country have followed President Biden's lead by instituting their own vaccine mandates.…”