Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today to support the Expositions Provide Opportunities Act, or the EXPO Act of 2019. When I took the oath of office on January 3 of this year, my extraordinary team and I set an ambitious goal: To visit every city and town in Minnesota's Third Congressional District within the first 6 months of my service; and to listen and learn from the local leaders who know our communities best, and bring their voices to Washington, because representation begins with listening. In Bloomington, Minnesota, we heard something unexpected, and I knew we had to help. The city of Bloomington is determined to bring the eyes of the world to Minnesota by bidding for host city of the 2027 World Expo. For generations, the United States has showcased our leadership, innovation, and industrial advancement through brilliant displays called pavilions at world expos around the world. But for the past 3 decades, the U.S. has fallen short of its historic leadership role and fundraising for 7 of the last 10 American pavilions has been paltry. In fact, the United States is the only G7 country that relies on private donations to guarantee its presence at world expos, and the only country that relies entirely on private funding for the creation of its pavilion. Madam Speaker, that has left a vacuum, which our strategic competitors, like Russia and China, have been all too happy to fill.…”