Political Quotes

“Thank you, Chairman Levin, and it is good to be here with my friend Dave Camp. Mr. Speaker, this is a good day for Americans, especially for those of us in the United States Congress. As we listen to the partisanship as it relates to the capture of terrorists, as we listen to the partisanship as it relates to oil spills, and as we listen to the partisanship as it relates to trying to repair our economic work on Wall Street, it just seems to me, if we all took a deep breath, we would recognize that, as a people, we are more than Republicans and Democrats--we are Americans. We do recognize that. When there is a crisis, the whole world looks to us, not just for goods and services, but for leadership and compassion. There is an unlimited number of people whom we could thank for coming to the floor today. One has to be Dave Camp. You don't have to say what the problem is. When you ask, ``What can we do to help?'' it is just a question of Members and staff coming together, seeing what they can do to be of some assistance to the people who have tried so hard to rebuild their country, their families, and, indeed, their government. {time} 1045 When we had initially the HOPE legislation, there was some opposition because what did it mean? It meant that a country that had a very bad infrastructure, poor education, lack of opportunities in employment was able to get their act together, to hope, to dream, to bring their families together, and to produce textiles.…”