Political Quotes

“Thank you very much. I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. And I want to thank you and Mr. Horsford and the Congressional Black Caucus and certainly Mr. Payne for being here tonight. We are, indeed, at a critical moment in our country's history. As I listened to my colleagues talk about the wealth gap, you know, a lot of times when we address these issues, people say the words, ``Here they go again,'' almost as if to say, let's dismiss this issue; this is an issue that is limited to a limited number of people. But the problem is, as we listen to the things that have been said here tonight, this is not a Black problem, this is not a Hispanic problem; this is an American problem. We have to keep in mind that when you have this kind of gap, these kind of gaps, what happens is the driving force that makes our economy run is placed in a position where they cannot make the purchases that are necessary. When I say purchases, I am not talking about purchases of washing machines and dryers and curtains and things of that nature. I am talking about being able to properly educate their children. A lot of what has been talked about here tonight is whether you can place your children in a position to do better than what you did.…”