Political Quotes

“It is a great day. I came down here, also, with Congresswoman Eshoo. We chair the bipartisan NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus. Fifty years is a great anniversary. The caucus has been around 50 years. It is one of those true bipartisan developments. When Anna and I started, it was Conrad Burns in the Senate and Hillary Clinton on the Senate side. When addressing 911 services and the problems that roll out when we have a successful program, there is nothing perfect. We have to come back and revisit. But it is like baseball, apple pie, and Chevrolet. What could be wrong with being focused on getting emergency services to people in need? That is why 911 is such a great service. I want to thank my colleague from Texas (Mr. Gohmert) for bringing this up. We always have to keep changing and updating. As technology moves from the dial-up phone to the iPhone and we start doing text and we start doing video, the NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus works with industry, the telecommunications sector, and the Peace apps to make sure that ou first-line responders have the best opportunity to find, as Anna said, what floor. That is a big issue. Technology will overcome that some day, and we have to achieve what we can achieve now, but never shy away from the fact that we can always refine and get better. This is a good start. I want to thank my colleague from Texas. I appreciate his work.…”