Political Quotes

“I wanted to come to the floor and join my colleagues who were here just a few minutes ago talking about the importance of robust funding and immediate funding for disaster relief in our country. Leader Reid came to the floor to explain the importance of this issue, followed by the Senator from North Dakota, Mr. Conrad, who has helped lead portions of his State back literally from the brink of destruction several times. So when a Member like Senator Conrad speaks, we really should listen. He has been through--excuse me--hell and back in parts of his State, and he really does understand what is at stake, and some Members who think they know about disasters and have not really quite experienced them in their State would be well advised to listen to his plea to get this done right now. I wish to address three specific statements that have been made on the floor of the Senate by my friends on the other side of the aisle that are, with all due respect, patently false. Leader McConnell came to the floor either last night or this morning--because it was reported in the Washington Post--and said we don't have to worry because Congress always does what is appropriate when it comes to disasters. I don't even know where to begin to say how false that statement is. And I know the leader didn't mean to mislead anyone; he just made a comment: We don't have to worry about this; we always do the right thing. I was there for Katrina and Rita.…”