Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I come to the Senate floor to join my friend and colleague from Maine, Senator Collins, who has for so long been a leader on this issue. I thank her for that and thank her for her very strong remarks. This is a horrible disease. Senator Collins did a very good job of going through the costs to our country. Mr. President, 5.2 million Americans are already living with Alzheimer's, and by 2050 an estimated 13.5 million Americans will be living with the disease. Also, $226 billion is being spent in 2015 caring for individuals with Alzheimer's, and by 2050 costs will reach $1.1 trillion. Those are the numbers. They are pretty stunning numbers, but I think we all know we are not just here to talk about the numbers. We are here to talk about the people. Every single Senator in this Chamber knows someone who is suffering from Alzheimer's or someone who has died from Alzheimer's. So this resolution, yes, it is about the numbers and being smarter about how we spend our money to prevent this horrible disease from occurring in the first place, but it is also for that daughter who goes to see her mom every day in the assisted living care facility and with each and every day her mom's memory slips away to the point where she does not remember who she is anymore. It is for that wife who has valiantly cared for her husband as it gets harder and harder and harder as he goes wandering around the neighborhood and gets lost. She does not know if she can leave him at home anymore.…”