Political Quotes

“I thank Senator Blunt. I did not get to hear all of Senator Inhofe's comments, but as an Oklahoman I think we couldn't have a finer company or a finer corporate citizen than the Green family, in terms of their chains of stores around the country and what they have done. The reason they are successful is because they actually care, nurture, and support every one of their employees. They work on principles that they truly believe in, and it has really been the key to their success. They are never open on the sabbath. They believe in paying somebody a livable wage. They are big in the community. As a matter of fact, they are one of the largest contributors to organizations that are funded in the charitable realm. They go down deep to actually help people. They come with pure motives. The Senator from Missouri mentioned what Thomas Jefferson said in 1809: No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of civil authority. I want you to listen to that for a minute. Jefferson, one of the authors of the rules of the Senate, one of the key Framers of the very Constitution that we live under, recognized that it is most important to protect this conscience of the Green family to do what they think, according to their faith, is the right thing to do. My colleague referenced the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Why was that necessary?…”