Political Quotes

“Mr. President, while we are awaiting others to come to the Senate floor, let me express my deep sorrow about learning of the deaths of two more police officers who responded to safeguard all of us in the Capitol on January 6. My heart goes out to their families and their fellow officers, both here on Capitol Hill and also in the District of Columbia police force. I am wearing a button that was given to me several years ago after the Capitol Police, once again, acted heroically. It says: ``Thank you, Capitol Police.'' I hope each and every one of us will take time today to thank these courageous men and women who are working so hard to keep us safe and many of whom still bear the physical injuries and the emotional trauma of that dark day in our Nation's history. H.R. 3684 Mr. President, I would like now to turn to briefly speak about the broadband provisions that are included in the infrastructure package. My friend and colleague Senator Jeanne Shaheen, from New Hampshire, and I worked with a number of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle to craft this package. The pandemic that we have endured for more than a year laid bear the disparities in access to high-speed internet. It made it difficult for children to be educated online, impossible for some individuals to work at home, and removed the possibility of telemedicine consultations for some of our sick and seniors. The fact is that approximately 19 million Americans still lack access to high-speed internet.…”