Political Quotes

“I come to the floor today to unashamedly brag on the people of Southwest Oklahoma. It is a pretty remarkable group of folks. In the community around Lawton, OK, and surrounding communities, there are people who serve their neighbors every day. There is a remarkable group of churches and nonprofits, ministries, Federal workers, State, city, and county staff who are there and do a pretty amazing job of taking care of their neighbors. This weekend is above and beyond. This weekend, Southwest Oklahomans organized what they call Southwest Oklahoma Embrace Hope--so 1 day, on Saturday, where the whole community will be having neighbors serving neighbors to see what they can do to help each other. Serving your neighbor is not about how much money you have or a title you hold or a certain house you live in. Taking care of your neighbor is just basic honoring each other and finding a way to love your neighbor. The vision behind the Embrace Hope event is about stepping up and saying as individuals that we can do more if we do it together. The Embrace Hope community event in Lawton will offer Oklahomans an opportunity to access a lot of free services and some basic help. There are partners from all over the State of Oklahoma who have donated their time, their services, their finances to help those in need all over Southwest Oklahoma--all in one place, all at one time.…”