Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, time moves on, but before some of us begin pretending that we are legislating on a blank slate when it comes to 9/11, I am going to take this moment in my time to remind everyone of the good work that was indeed accomplished over the last 2 years. In fact, we are also standing on the shoulders of giants who, in the face of the tragic events of 9/11, actually took action to make this Nation a safer place. Congress's first responders were both Republicans and Democrats, and some of them were here just last session writing laws to protect America. America's firefighters, police officers, ambulance crews, the ones who received $1 billion, ``B'' as in big, to help save American lives surely haven't forgotten about Congress's efforts, and neither should we. The issue of our Nation's own security is too important to play politics with. And while some on the other side perhaps would prefer to give the impression that Congress has done little, nothing could be further from the truth. I am proud of what was accomplished and what we can do more.”