Political Quotes

“I thank the Senator from Mississippi for yielding to me. Mr. President, I rise to highlight the work of some truly impressive Nebraska high school students. In September, to celebrate Constitution Day, my office offered a challenge to high schoolers in my State to submit essays describing ``The Relationship Between the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.'' We received contributions from across Nebraska from students in public, private, and home schools. Today, I am pleased to announce the three winners: Ingrid Williamsen from Logan View Senior High School in the First Congressional District; Patrick Collins from the AP U.S. History Class at Mount Michael Benedictine in Elkhorn in the Second Congressional District; and Kate Pipher from Nebraska Christian School in Central City in the Third Congressional District. The lessons these three Nebraska students can teach us are enduringly relevant not only for other high schoolers but in this body today. I would like to read briefly from each of their essays. Ingrid Williamsen wrote: The Constitution was put in place so that the rights and liberties laid out in the Declaration of Independence could be enforced. It puts limits on the government so that the government cannot infringe on the rights of the people. It gives the new government the power to guarantee the liberty of all the people. Both functions are directly tied to the Declaration.…”