Political Quotes

“first of all, I want to thank the staff here in the Senate. Even in these difficult times, they answer the call of doing the work of the American people, and I want to appreciate their being here so that the Senate can conduct its work. They are essential to being able to do that. So I want to acknowledge that. I come to the floor today as our country grapples with a global pandemic that, tragically, has claimed the lives of thousands of people around the world, including dozens throughout the United States and three in my home State of New Jersey. I come to the floor because I hope that people understand the fierce urgency of ``now''--the fierce urgency of ``now.'' This is a public health crisis, and we can't wait to act. The rapid spread of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, has disrupted our daily lives. It has destabilized our economy and has imposed an enormous strain on our healthcare system. I think many failed to grasp the scope of this threat--the lack of a national response just as the virus began to reach America's shores. But I am not here to talk today about where the administration went wrong; I am here to talk about how it can start making things right. If there is anything we have learned in recent weeks, it is that you have to be proactive. In the past week, the number of confirmed COVID- 19 cases here in the United States jumped from around 1,000 to well over 4,000.…”