Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, it is impossible in 50 seconds to describe what our area has been hit with, but pictures tell 1,000 words. A flood. A flood of a 1,000-year dimensions. A flood to the signposts, causing more harm than one can possibly imagine. Water destroys everything it touches, and so now the businesses and the homes, virtually all of the City of Grand Forks, 50,000 people, is devastated. The second picture, anguish. This is a woman being evacuated from her home in the dead of night. The anguish and the pain that these people have experienced defies description. This anguish has given way to pain. Pain realizing the permanent loss of business, permanent loss of house, permanent loss of possessions. This cries out for a bipartisan response. I so salute the gentleman from South Dakota [Mr. Thune] for the work he has done. I appreciate the support of the Speaker and the majority leader, I appreciate the support of the appropriations chairman in bringing this matter before us. Please pass this amendment.”