Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, first off, I thank Representative Foster and also his acting chief of staff, Samantha Warren, for the great work on this and for working along with two of the people on my staff, Kevin Dawson and Brendan Fulmer. It is this type of collaboration that proves to the American people that we can do things together and do them right. Everything the gentleman just said, it really rings true with me. My father was 86 years old when we had to admit him into the hospital for some work to be done. As I was sitting there visiting with him one morning, the nurses brought in his medication. He said, ``What are you giving me?'' The nurse said, ``Well, this is what the doctors prescribed for you.'' So he said, ``Could I have the chart at the end of the bed, please?'' The nurse said, ``Why would you want that chart?'' He said: ``Because what you are giving me today is something I can't take. If you look at the chart, you will find out that I am right, and what you are giving me is wrong.'' I thought it was amazing that an 86-year-old man knew enough to look at what he was being given without just saying, ``Fine, if you think I should take it, I will take it.'' When we look at what is happening today, we are at a point right now where there is no reason for us to be having these problems. According to the 2016 study that the gentleman from Illinois (Mr.…”