Political Quotes

“With another deadline approaching, we're reminded again of the debacle that was the end of the last session when Members on the other side stood in the way of extending tax cuts for 160 million Americans and unemployment benefits for millions more. This is really unacceptable. Madam Speaker, I want to share with you the sentiments of Mary Hill of Maryland. I received a letter from her this week. She's a single mother. She's a construction worker, and she's a member of Laborers' Local 657. She writes to me that she's been out of work for most of the last 3 years. In her first year here, she writes: I went through all my savings as well as my children's savings. I went from visions of having my skills, education, vocation, certifications, and ethics embraced to receiving food stamps, a medical card, and watching my unemployment run out. I want to work. I need to work. I work every day as a volunteer organizer. My passion is for myself and others to achieve and live the American Dream. Hard work should be rewarded, and it is rewarding. Nevertheless, my rent is due. I owe credit cards and a student loan. I thought I would own a house by now. Madam Speaker, we have to restore unemployment benefits for millions of Americans like Mary Hill. ____________________”