Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, in conclusion, the urgency is there. This is a very important piece of legislation. It is very important really from very basic perspectives. The foundation that we create by putting forth this legislation is that our actions do speak louder than our words. The days that we spend as Representatives here in Washington are spent in direct contact with the legislation that we know we are providing for the people around the country. That is something that is going to connect us much more closely to the people we serve than anything else that we do: It does not cost the country any money except as we evaluate what the problems are here. And even then we have the ability to be creative in finding solutions that are not necessarily financially oriented but may be oriented more toward the spirit of cooperation, toward a spirit of bringing the community together. This is the kind of communication, the kind of cooperation that we are going to have to bring forth in this country if we are going to solve these problems. It is an urgent problem. It is one that needs to be solved today.”