Political Quotes

“following my remarks and those of Senator McConnell, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30 p.m. this afternoon. At 5:30 p.m. there will be three cloture votes on U.S. district court judges: Mendoza, from Washington, Yandle from Illinois, and Gayles from Florida. 2014 World Cup Mr. President, on the lower level of the Statue of Liberty, there is a poem. It says a lot. It was written by Emma Lazarus. Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me. Those words encapsulate what is good about America. Those few lines represent the very makeup of this great country. Over its history our Nation has welcomed the tired and poor of the world and made them strong. We have opened our doors to the best the world has to offer, and the United States has become better for it. Our country is a melting pot. Every aspect of our society reflects that, especially our athletes and soccer in particular. I can remember when my middle son came home one night--he was just a boy; I assume he was maybe 10 years old--and he said, ``I want to play soccer.'' I said, ``What?'' ``I want to play soccer.'' Soccer was not much of a sport in Nevada at that time. I thought, you know, if you are going to be an athlete, you have to play football, basketball, baseball, run track, high jump, long jump. ``I want to play soccer,'' he said. OK.…”