Political Quotes

“It's nice to welcome the new ranking member of the full Appropriations Committee, Mrs. Lowey who, as good fortune would have it, also hails from New York and fully understands what's involved here. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That's what all the Members of this body should have in their minds today themselves. If they were in the situation of the States that were so severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy, how would they vote? The fact is that natural disasters are occurring with more frequency and with greater severity, so there is a very good chance that in nearly every congressional district in this country this may happen to you, and of course, when it does, property values will go way down. In fact, billions of dollars can be lost. They certainly were with Hurricane Sandy. So where does the municipality get the money to repair? Likewise with the State. The only place you can turn to is the Federal Government. That's why we are here. E pluribus unum. We're in this together. This is not about the Northeast versus the rest of the country. One part of our body, if you will, our body of States, has been severely injured. We need to repair that damage. Now, within the Interior and Environment appropriations, there is money for safe drinking water and sewer treatment projects, things that have to be done. We have to provide that money. I think we have about $1.5 billion to do that. We should accept the Rogers-Frelinghuysen amendment.…”