Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I want to talk about what a great moment this is. I want to thank Chairman Alexander for all his help, Ranking Member Patty Murray for all of her help, and to my colleague the Senator from Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson, for all he has done to spearhead this effort. This gives folks a shot. It doesn't provide any guarantees, but it allows folks to be able to take their care into their own hands, to make judgments, and to decide: I want to take a shot at this. For me, it was a wonderful family from Indiana who, by the way, this morning they are at Legoland down in Florida because their young boy is in good health, is getting along, but time is ticking. Young Jordan McLinn has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. His mom Laura and Jordan met with me and said: All we want is a shot. We don't want a guarantee. We want a chance to try to make Jordan better. That is what this Right to Try Act does. That is why I am so proud of all our colleagues coming together to support this, and to all the families Senator Johnson mentioned, we are so proud of you. We are so grateful to you for your advocacy because it was your words, your examples that have helped to get this done. I want to say to everyone in Indiana and everyone in America how grateful we are that this Right to Try Act has passed, and to Chairman Alexander and Ranking Member Murray, thank you for working together to make this happen. I yield back. ____________________”