Tom Wolf said "Many times all we hear about on both sides are economic issues. We have passion for them. We should also have passion and compassion for people who are in a situation like this, and through the Davis bill, this family will be able to be reunited and come back to the United States, hopefully before, it would be nice, before the end of springtime. Ellen talked of feeling rejected from still being in exile, as she has been since 1987; because of the inaction so far on the bill to allow her safe return, she fears abandonment. The high point of her life, she said, was having Congressman Davis read her letter into the record at the hearing on August 4, 1995. She said this was the first time anyone in authority ever listened to her." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 25, 1996

Many times all we hear about on both sides are economic issues. We have passion for them. We should also have passion and compassion for people who are in a situation like this, and through the Davis bill, this family will be able to be reunited and come back to the United States, hopefully before, it would be nice, before the end of springtime. Ellen talked of feeling rejected from still being in exile, as she has been since 1987; because of the inaction so far on the bill to allow her safe return, she fears abandonment. The high point of her life, she said, was having Congressman Davis read her letter into the record at the hearing on August 4, 1995. She said this was the first time anyone in authority ever listened to her.

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Tom Wolf

Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the emotional impact of immigration issues and the Davis bill during a floor speech.

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