Political Quotes

“first let me thank our chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus once again for his leadership not only in unifying the Congressional Black Caucus around such an important issue but also in terms of insisting that we move forward not only in terms of our position but in terms of trying to make sure that we are actively involved in trying to help save lives, and that is really what we are doing. So I thank the chairman very much for his leadership. This has been, as it relates to Haiti, in some respects a very sad time for many of us. Just last night we were here again talking about the fact that we wanted our government to actively engage in attempting to forge a cease-fire, to insist that the rule of law be adhered to, and to insist that the Haitian constitution be complied with. We were told again last evening at about 5 o'clock that we needed another extension, that the opposition was not going to comply with any political agreement. And here we are again tonight. Still the opposition has not agreed to a political settlement. More lives are being lost. The thugs are moving into Port-au-Prince. And at least tonight, however, under our chairman's leadership, we have had a chance to talk to the President directly and to Dr. Rice and to Secretary Powell to convey our sense of urgency, which I hope they understood and felt during our meeting. Because we are witnessing right next door the world's oldest black nation deteriorate.”