Political Quotes

“Madam President, first I want to thank my colleague from the great State of Washington for her remarks and her never-ending strong and successful defense of our veterans who have done so much for us. I want to salute my colleague from Washington State. I am going to speak on two topics for the 10 minutes I have allotted. First, on Abby Wambach, the pride of Rochester and the U.S. Women's National Soccer team, and then on the Cut, Cap, and Unbalance Plan that is now being debated in the House and will soon be debated in the Senate. First, I rise to recognize the extraordinary efforts of the U.S. Women's National Soccer team in this year's World Cup, and in particular Pittsford, NY's own Abby Wambach. Over the last month, the Women's National Team has taken this country on the ride of a lifetime that we won't soon forget. From their nail-biting efforts to qualify for the World Cup to their heroic comeback against Brazil in the quarter finals, this team showed the best of America during this year's World Cup. At each stage of this team's success, there was a driving force, a player who learned the game from her older brothers on the soccer fields of New York's greater Rochester region, a player named Abby Wambach. Hundreds of Rochester's fans gathered at her brother's pub to cheer on Abby as she headed ball after ball into the back of the net. In the past few years, and especially the past month or so, Abby has become a household name.…”