Political Quotes

“Thank you for your leadership and for fighting the fight on this very important issue of poverty in America. Over the last week, we had our work period. And I had the opportunity to be in my district, Mr. Speaker. One of the things we did was an outreach event where we had a ``Commuting with your Congressman.'' I boarded a bus--public transportation in my district--and I met and listened to my constituents for 4 hours as we traveled throughout the various corners of my district--from Centennial Hills to downtown to the new veterans' hospital, where our veterans literally board a bus in a wheelchair--to listen to the struggle that so many Americans are facing; the fact that they are even struggling to make ends meet. There was a mom who boarded the bus who said it takes 2 hours each way to get to work. They can't always make it to a town hall meeting. They can't always come to our district offices. But they deserve to have a voice here in Washington on these important issues. So much of what this Congress is talking about is the budget and the priorities of the budget. Well, that mom is a priority of mine. That veteran who takes public transportation to get to their veterans' appointment is a priority of mine. That young man who is 17 years old and going to his first job interview so that he can work his way through college is a priority of mine. And it's a priority of my colleagues who are here tonight, along with the cochair for the CBC hour, Mr. Jeffries from New York.…”