Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, this evening I rise not only as a Member of Congress, not only as a native New Yorker, and not only as the son of a New York City police officer. Today, I also rise as the cousin of Battalion Chief John Moran and in strong support of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. I want to thank my colleagues from New York, particularly Carolyn Maloney and Jerry Nadler, who have done their utmost to shepherd this bill through our side of the aisle. My cousin, along with almost 3,000 others, died on September 11, 2001. His last known words to the driver of his truck with the New York City Fire Department--at John's request he was dropped off at 2 World Trade Center and he said, ``Let me off here, I'm going to try to make a difference.'' I rarely talk about the death of my cousin. The loss of him and other close friends who were killed that day is a personal matter. But today I need to share John's story because he and thousands of others who perished that day would want to know that the survivors of 9/11 will also never be forgotten. I have joined in the efforts to pay tribute to all those who died for our Nation and all those who served our Nation after the attacks. Thousands of eloquent speeches have been delivered, medals of valor have been issued, but the ultimate tribute has yet to be provided to the survivors who served our Nation on that fateful day, and in the weeks and the months--and, yes, the years--that have followed.…”