Political Quotes

“First let me yield myself 30 seconds. This is legislation, obviously, that I support, but I want my friend to be aware, the House did not sit on this for 90 days. {time} 1310 The administration of the States concerned took over a month, appropriately, in my opinion, to assess the damage. The administration sat on it. We didn't get this bill until just before Christmas. We're actually acting on it with a deadline of Congress and proceeding more rapidly than anybody else has. So we've not been part of the delay. Actually, we've been trying to expedite things. With that, I yield 2 minutes to my friend from New Jersey (Mr. LoBiondo), the distinguished Member from the affected area. Mr. LoBIONDO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in very strong support of the rule and the underlying legislation. But I'd ask my colleagues, because we seem to be very mixed and divided on some of this, think of the human face. My constituents, the constituents of the Northeast, they're not just whining. They're not just uncomfortable. They are devastated. They've had everything ripped from them. Imagine getting up in the morning, hearing there's a storm coming, not knowing what to expect, and realizing, within 24 hours, you have lost everything. That's not something any of us wants to imagine for ourselves or for our constituents, but that's the place we find ourselves in. These are senior citizens, sometimes with no family.…”