Political Quotes

“on the same weekend that four Presidents met in Philadelphia to call the country to voluntarism, on that same weekend, I attended three, I think it was four Little League opening games for the season. During those proceedings, there were coaches, administrators, refreshment stand workers, other kinds of attendants at those functions that were in the true spirit of voluntarism. I wish the four Presidents had come there to observe what voluntarism in action really was. The passage of this legislation here today will do more to add to the incentive that our neighbors and community workers have for helping out in Little League and 100 other kinds of activities than the meeting in Philadelphia, sorry to say. It was wonderful to see the Presidents espouse voluntarism, but it is more important to give some kind of relief to give volunteers the sense of safety that they will have in proceeding to provide those services for the young people of our country. Those who worry about whether or not our country is falling apart at the seams, all they have to do is go to Big Brothers, to Red Cross, to the charities, to the churches, to the Little League and back again to Philadelphia to see the Presidents call the people to action and voluntarism. What we do here today is more important. Mr. Speaker, I rise to again express my support for H.R. 911, the Volunteer Protection Act, and to congratulate Mr. Porter, the sponsor, for his efforts over these many years.”