Political Quotes

“first, I wish to thank my colleagues who were here today. This is Senator Brown's first--just a day into the session as ranking member, and it is clear to all of us in the caucus that he is going to be a hard-working, conscientious ranking member, and I look forward to working with him and congratulate him on his new position. I thank my good friend Senator Crapo, who will be leaving as ranking member. We have the new ranking member and the former ranking member. I wish that were not the case but so be it. Senator Crapo has been a pleasure to work with on this bill and on so many other bills. I appreciate his hard work as well. I rise today in support of reauthorizing the terrorism insurance program--a purpose that has brought me to the floor of this body several times in the last year. We all know what a crucial piece of legislation TRIA is for our country. It should be reauthorized and reauthorized without political jockeying and attempts at point-scoring that we have seen through several months. But the good news is that TRIA will pass today and millions of Americans can breathe a sigh of relief, not just those who insure buildings and build buildings but people who work in buildings, office workers, restaurant workers, those who work at shopping centers, sports fans, those who care about having new stadiums. All of those depend on terrorism risk insurance. We all know the history.…”