Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I come from New York, a city wracked with pain, suffering from an attack of mass destruction against our country and upon our city. We are an American city which makes it even more painful for us to fathom why we should have an uphill fight as we plead the cause of our people to our government. To those who want to send us away with a penny and a promise, please remember some things. When California was hit with an earthquake, 84 people died, a national tragedy, 84 people died, and we ponied up $7 billion. Every New Yorker was there. Nobody asked for a receipt. Nobody said, take part now and come back later. When Texas was hit with floods, every New Yorker was there, voting for every penny that was requested then and there. Nobody asked for a receipt. We do this because we believe that we are good neighbors and we are great Americans.”