Political Quotes

“I want to take particular time to thank Mr. Markey, my good friend, Mr. Dingell, as well as Mr. Gordon, the bill's sponsor, as well as Mr. Shimkus and Ms. Eshoo for their really outstanding leadership on this issue. This is a good bill. All of us here know stories, many of us can relate personally to stories, using 911. This goes a bit further when we talk about E-911. There is a recent news story that highlighted the importance of this service. A mother in Washington State was playing with her 2-year-old daughter, Alana, one night when suddenly a migraine hit her. She collapsed, she took a few painkillers, she felt dizzy, collapsed to the floor, and yet the 2-year-old daughter, Alana, watching her mom collapse, walked over to the coffee table, picked up the phone, and dialed 911. While she was on the phone, all she said was 'mommy, ouch.' Those two words alone were enough to send the paramedics to their home. Inside they found the mom on the floor and the daughter in the other room getting a blanket for her mom who was shivering. Thankfully, she was released the very next day. But without that technology, who knows how the situation, or many others like it, would end up.”