Political Quotes

“first, I want to congratulate Senator Rockefeller and Senator Hutchison for their leadership in putting together what is such an important bill for 280,000 jobs that are saved or created as a result of this bill, and focusing on our ability to out-innovate and out-build in a global economy. We can't do that without a 21st century FAA system--airports, air traffic control, and so on. So I join with Senator Hutchison in hoping that--and I am sure it will be true--at the end of the day we will have a strong bipartisan vote, because they are moving forward in the spirit in which we have all come together in saying we want to move forward; that is, working hard and focusing on jobs. That is what the American people want us to do, focus on jobs, and find common ground, working across the aisle. That is evident from this bill. I am very appreciative of the fact they are focusing, and I want to thank our leader for making sure that the first bill we are bringing up is about jobs. We understand that too many families--certainly in my State--are still looking for work. They have worked hard all their lives, and they never thought in a million years they would find themselves in the situation they are now facing. They want us to be laser-focused on jobs and the economy and outcompeting in the global economy, as the President said. This bill is exactly the kind of policy on which we should be focused.”