Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank the minority leader, Senator Schumer, for his words of emphasis on the need to ensure that not only do our fellow Americans in Florida and Texas receive the relief they so dearly and sorely need but also that our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well, receive the relief they need and receive the priority they deserve. California has been devastated, frankly, by the wildfires that we have just experienced. Ten days ago, I was in Santa Rosa, CA, and witnessed firsthand the devastation that took place throughout that region and, in particular, in Coffey Park. I met with evacuees. I met with firefighters. I met with community leaders, elected leaders, and others who traveled to that area out of concern and with a desire to help. I met county supervisors, and for two of them in particular, Supervisors Gore and Gorin, their entire districts were on fire. One of the supervisors even lost her own home. Yet they were leading the charge in the recovery efforts and doing so in such a selfless way and with such courage. Entire communities were devastated, and people have lost everything and are still suffering to an incredible extent because of the loss they have experienced and the fact that they have not been resettled. My heart breaks, as I know all of us feel for the 42 people and their families whose lives were ended in these fires. There were 42 people in this region who lost their lives.…”