Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, this is a unique type of legislation that comes before us here today, one that symbolizes the willingness of Americans to help other Americans in trouble. We have seen hurricane after hurricane pounding the east coast and other areas of the country, and we see the phenomenon of people rushing from other areas not hit by the hurricanes to render assistance to those who are without homes, whose residences are flooded, whose businesses are afloat, whose shorelines have been severely damaged. They come from all over the United States and volunteer or in other ways render assistance to the Americans, our fellow Americans who have been grievously injured or hurt and even sometimes at the cost of lives undergo these natural disasters. Well, a long time ago the Southern Governors Conference adopted an enterprise in which the southern Governors with their respective States entered into a compact to render assistance, one to another, when such a natural disaster would occur...”