Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, today I rise as a proud daughter to talk about a matter of government transparency. The families of those who lost their lives on September 11th and all Americans deserve to know who was behind these terrible, horrific terrorist attacks. I believe some of those answers can be found in the 28 classified pages from the joint inquiry into the attacks--28 pages my father, Senator Bob Graham, has been advocating for the release of for 12 years. I have read the 28 pages. My father has read the 28 pages. Some of my colleagues in the Congress have read the 28 pages; yet, still today, the American people aren't able to read them. As elected officials, we answer to the people. Adlai Stevenson said it best: ``As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the lawgivers and the law-abiders, the beginning and the end.'' Mr. Speaker, no one has been able to answer the question of why is it necessary to continue to hide the truth from the public, so it is time to allow all Americans to read the 28 pages and make up their own minds, as is their American right. ____________________”