Political Quotes

“Through the Chair, I thank the Senator from New Jersey in particular for sharing those stories, because we need to take some inspiration from people all across this country, and certainly in New Jersey, who have faced up to incredible challenges such as Superstorm Sandy and shown that when we put our minds to it Americans can accomplish just about anything. We need to take that inspiration and find the will in this body to move forward on what we know are the facts and to start to have a conversation about what are the policies we are going to put in place to make sure we do meet that challenge. How are we going to do it in a way that recognizes what the Senator from New Jersey had said a number of times tonight, that right now people care so much in this country about the fact that we need jobs and we need economic development. Even though one can look at the stock market and say there has been some sort of recovery in this country, most of our constituents will tell us they are not feeling it. We have an opportunity to create a whole new generation of jobs. The question is are we going to create them in the United States or are we going to let someone else create them somewhere else in the world. One of the speakers earlier tonight, the Senator from Massachusetts, brought up the incredible innovation that has happened in recent years in the auto industry with hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and even electric vehicles.…”