Political Quotes

“this Congress will push through any legislation to deal with the difficult times we face, except a bill to help the 100,000 laid-off airline industry workers. Congress passed a $15 billion airline bailout bill, and we gave the 100,000 laid-off airline employees absolutely nothing. Today, the House of Representatives will pass an airline security bill, and laid-off airline workers will again receive absolutely nothing. This is wrong, and our priorities are backwards. We are ignoring airline workers who are responsible for making our trips safe. This motion to recommit will simply give preference for the newly created airline security jobs to qualified airline workers who have been recently laid off. A ``yes'' vote on this motion to recommit means Members believe that people, individual men and women, deserve the attention of Congress, not just the airline companies. The 100,000 laid-off airline workers deserve a chance, and they deserve our vote.”