Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend from Texas for yielding. I had the honor of visiting the Alamo just about a month ago when I went to the border. Again, I went to the border and I wondered about William Barret Travis. And I have got to tell you, when you are standing there and you are reading that, and you know that you are standing on the ground where giants stood, where things in the world meant something and were worth fighting for, it is invigorating, and it is inspiring to you to do your part. I wonder, would William Barret Travis and the folks that lost their lives, the guys that lost their lives defending America at the Alamo and Davey Crockett, would they do it for $20 million for a State route in Alabama? How about $4.1 million for a bike path in San Diego or $6.4 million for a greenway trail in Chattanooga or $1 million for an electric vehicle car share for public housing residents or $5 million for a Newport, Rhode Island, walking path? {time} 1915 I am sure that all of those are very important things to the people that live in those communities. I believe that. The question is: Why is the Federal Government paying for them when the Federal Government doesn't have any money? From December to January, we went over $34 trillion in debt and by May we will be at $35 trillion. Did the folks at the Alamo, including William Barret Travis, risk his life and ultimately give his life to watch his country be swallowed up in debt?…”