Political Quotes

“I, first, would like to comment on the way my day began. It happened to begin with the distinguished Presiding officer, the Senator from Minnesota, early this morning, as we engaged in a project that many people around the country have participated in. For those who have not, I hope they do participate in it; and that is, to build--I was not going to say a house--but, indeed, a home as part of Habitat for Humanity. Not too far from here--about 15 minutes from our Nation's Capitol-- there is a plot of land. We have been blessed in many ways because, right now, we have been part of a group of people who put up several houses. We did not put them all up today, but eventually that whole site--and it is probably a couple-acre site; actually, it must be larger than that--will have 50 different houses with individual homeowners, families who will call those houses their homes. Many of those people have no homes today, but they have devoted a fair amount of planning, with their sweat and their equity and their spirit, in helping to construct these houses through Habitat for Humanity. We were there with a number of House Members and Senate Members. It was bipartisan, bicameral. It was part of what is called ``Congress Building America.'' Today was called: ``Congress Building America National Build.'' It was a great celebration this morning. Millard Fuller was there.…”