Political Quotes

It has been three decades--I have been here 36 years, and I was in my second term when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, signed by G.H.W. Bush and significantly amended in 2008 and signed by G.W. Bush.

As polar ice steadily decreases, new trade routes will emerge, linking Asia, North America, and Europe.

But I am proud of the work of this committee, and this Congress as a whole, these last two years--to defeat that sense of inertia and deliver for the American people.

This was purposely done so federal funding would be directed to frontline workers for our pay and benefits and to prevent growing inequality.