Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I come to the floor today to give the people of Flint, MI, the assurance that they are going to get some help after more than a year. I have had an opportunity to meet with Senator Stabenow. I talked with her a number of times this morning. I have had occasion to visit with the majority leader, and I have spoken with Leader Pelosi. I am convinced that there is going to be help for Flint in the lameduck. They have been waiting for help, they deserve help, and I am very happy that it is going to come. The people there deserve relief. What is going on there has been wrong, but now I feel very comfortable in being able to say that the people of Flint, MI, will get help. I have had conversations with people who have been given the assurance by the Republican leadership that something will happen in the lameduck. We have been waiting a long time to get this done, and it is going to happen. As I indicated a minute ago, I have had a number of conversations with Leader Pelosi this morning, and she--I never want to say what someone said, but I can say that I felt comfortable, after speaking with her, that the House feels comfortable with where they are on Flint, and we feel comfortable here in the Senate. I really appreciate the hard work of Senator Stabenow and Senator Peters because they have been tireless, relentless to make sure the people of Flint, MI, get some help. I think it should be a good day for the Senate.…”