Political Quotes

“It has been 13 days since Congress recessed without taking action on the urgently needed disaster bill. Now, in its first action since coming back into session, it takes up the foreign aid bill. It was wrong of Congress to recess without taking action on the disaster bill, and it is wrong for us to commit taxpayer resources to help the others before we have committed those resources to helping our own. To the flood victims I represent, this feels like Congress is trying to literally shove our nose in the muck and the filth left by the rampaging Red River. This is what the scene is like in Grand Forks, ND, today. Lives left on the lawn. Everything that river touched that river wrecked. We have hundreds of homes destroyed, hundreds more severely damaged and thousands of people not knowing where they are going to live, families separated now for 6 weeks, not knowing when they can get back together. We have to take action on the disaster bill. It is not acceptable in any way, shape, or form to pass foreign aid before we take action on this bill.”