Political Quotes

“I congratulate the junior Senator from Mississippi, Mrs. Hyde-Smith. I thank her for her leadership. She took the lead on this legislation, and I am delighted and honored to join her in this regard. If Americans could take a moment, a few hours, to come to the South Delta of Mississippi and see for themselves what Senator Hyde-Smith is talking about, they would understand the gravity of this situation. She mentioned 7 months. If you are there today, you see dead wildlife floating on the floodwaters. You see coffins that had been buried that are floating on the surface of the floodwater in this area. There is no prospect of an income this year on these small farms and no prospect of a crop this year from some of the most fertile land the United States has been blessed with. The tragedy of this is that it is entirely preventable. The prevention involves a promise that was made, as the Senator from Mississippi said, back in 1941 when this country and this Congress collectively adopted the Mississippi River and Tributaries System. That system included, up and down the river, a series of levees and flood- control structures. It also included a series of pumps. We are the only State that still, after this entire time, doesn't have our pump that has been promised to us. There have been environmental challenges along the way-- unsubstantiated, I might add.…”