Political Quotes

“before starting the bill, I will take 2 minutes on leader time to comment on an issue that is important to me personally but that I think is important to our concerns for people around the world, and that is the President's trip right now to Africa. On Tuesday of this week, on Goree Island, President Bush spoke about the extraordinary contributions of Africa's sons and daughters to America's culture and ideals. The moral vision of such leaders as Frederick Douglas--many of us have had the opportunity to visit his wonderful home that sits on a hill in Washington just a few miles from where we stand now--Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Sojourner Truth, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and the list goes on, have penetrated deep into America's consciousness and illuminated America's core principles. Africans who were brought to America in chains, and their descendants who subsequently suffered cruelty and injustice, helped set America free. It is a story that must be told and be told to future generations so that we will always work toward realizing our Nation's great purpose--in a word: Freedom. America and Africa are working together to expand freedom across the globe. The President is celebrating much of that in his current trip. In late August, I will be taking a delegation of Senators back to Africa once again.”