Political Quotes

“the first hour will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with the majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. We expect to begin consideration of the DOD authorization bill today. Disabilities Convention On April 14, 1945, a very young Robert Dole lay gravely wounded in the mud of a war-torn Italian hillside. He had been hit with shrapnel which tore through his shoulder and his spine. But 24 years later, after years spent rebuilding his body and building a political career, the future Senate majority leader gave his maiden speech on the Senate floor. His first floor speech here in the Senate was about the challenges faced each day--even in this the richest of nations--by people just like Robert Dole, people with disabilities. That is what he spoke about. He described the discrimination disabled Americans faced as ``maybe not exclusion from the front of the bus, but perhaps from even climbing aboard it.'' Over the next 27 years of his Senate career, including 11 years as majority leader, and throughout his years in the private sector, Bob Dole would remain a vocal advocate for Americans with disabilities. Since Senator Dole fought for passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1990, barriers have been lifted, helping people with disabilities in this country live the full and productive life they want and deserve.…”