Political Quotes

“I am pleased today that the House just passed H.R. 1961. It gives the Delta Queen another opportunity to go up and down the Mississippi River. The Delta Queen is a national treasure that, for 80 years, took passengers up and down the river and, of course, stopped in my hometown of Memphis. On its last trip, about 3 or 4 years ago, I was there to witness the Queen's last trip. And it was an emotional time for a lot of Memphians who really revere the river and the traffic thereon. There were issues about safety; but those issues, I think, are satisfied, the concerns of people. There were ocean standards put to a riverboat, which were improper. The unions that opposed this in the past came to be for it. The bill passed, and it's important that it did. The Delta Queen is a safe vessel that will provide a wonderful experience for people traveling up and down the Mississippi River, America's greater river. It's a treasure, a piece of history. It's also economic development for the region. So I thank my colleagues for supporting both the Delta Queen and the communities along the river; and I look forward to a nice trip on the Delta Queen one time, and a julep to boot. ____________________”