Political Quotes

“Thank you so very much. It is always a privilege to have the leader come and share some time with us. Thank you very much, Mr. Leader. I am as well pleased and proud that Congressman Jim McDermott, the chairman of the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, will bring his expertise on the topic. I yield to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. McDermott). Mr. McDERMOTT. Thank you, Congresswoman Fudge. I was approached by one of the Members on the floor, actually, Marcy Kaptur. She said, why don't we go out and tell the story of people? Why are we being quiet about this? So I was pleased when we presented this idea to you that you said, hey, come, I have got an hour, let's talk about it, because over the past 6 weeks we have fought to try to get these benefits extended. We cite the statistic of 2.5 million people who have lost their benefits since early June, but we haven't heard much about these jobless workers themselves. I am really grateful for an opportunity to come out here and talk about what we are all going through in our districts, on the telephone, in the newspaper, and in the grocery store. I picked up The New York Times on Sunday and there on page 13 was the story of a woman named Terri Sadler. Terri lost her job in an automotive parts plant in October of 2008. She used to make $14.65 an hour and was able to make ends meet, but since she has been laid off she has had no luck in finding a job.…”