Political Quotes

“Congress is faced with much unfinished business--a budget that needs to be passed, a sequester that needs to be repealed, and a debt limit that needs to be lifted. I remind my Republican colleagues that citizens want us united. They want compromise, not to be shut down. If the United States defaults on its debt, the results could be devastating. A default could mean 3.4 million veterans not receiving disability benefits; drug reimbursements for Medicare could stop; and in the first week, 10 million Americans would not receive their Social Security--but in these frightening times, all hope is not lost. John Hogan, founder of TeenForce, which is an enterprise dedicated to solving the youth employment crisis in America, recently received the White House Champions of Change award--from the President of these United States--for contributions to the administration's Youth Jobs program. John and his family are here today. Let John and other ``champions of change'' serve as an example to us all--that in hard times, if we work together, if we compromise, we can make a difference. ____________________”