Political Quotes

“I rise today for the purposes of giving some context and commenting in response to the President's speech last night as well as to some of my colleagues who have spoken on the need for a comprehensive energy policy as we move forward. But I would like to begin by just reminding us all that today is the 57th day of what may prove to be one of the most damaging environmental accidents in our Nation's history. Fifty-seven days ago, the tragic explosion of the Deepwater Horizon took the lives of 11 men and unleashed an uncontrolled and uncontrollable, to date, torrent of oil and gas into the Gulf of Mexico. It threatens our environment, and it threatens our economy and the wetlands that underpin a way of life, a precious way of life in the gulf region. I have had the--I guess unfortunate opportunity to spend some time with the widows. And I say ``unfortunate'' because I wish I could have met them under different circumstances. But to hear their remembrances of their husbands, to hear the way they expressed to me the heartfelt commitment their spouses had to this industry and to their work and their call for this work to be more safe, for companies to be held accountable, but also their call--which I think serves as real testimony on their behalf to the American people--their call for this deepwater industry to continue, was very moving to me and to all people who I think have had the opportunity to meet these young and very impressive women.…”