Political Quotes

“I rise to thank my distinguished friend and chairman, Mr. Davis, who is a cosponsor of this legislation, and my good friend and partner, the distinguished minority whip, Mr. Hoyer, for their leadership in bringing forth the resolution to pay proper tribute to the 1.1 million men and women across the country in 32,000 departments that protect our communities. The Fire Service of America is older than America as a country. The fire service is in every community, both large and small. They are the backbone of our country, the heart and soul of the Nation. They are the people that make this country great. Tonight, 2,500 of these brave leaders are assembled at the Washington Hilton, and they are looking forward to this recognition, which we will take to them as Mr. Hoyer and I travel to the Washington Hilton and pay our respects. In addition, this resolution goes one step further. In recognizing a recent Federal court decision that junior firefighters are in fact fire fighters, this resolution is affirming the Court decision that a junior firefighter is in fact recognized when the States in this country allow junior firefighters to be so designated. This is an important piece of legislation.…”