Political Quotes

“too often from these microphones we hear what is wrong with our country, and today I want to talk about what is right with our country. In Houston this week we are celebrating the kickoff of the 1998 Jimmy Carter and Habitat For Humanity work project, the largest Habitat for Humanity project ever attempted. Throughout this week volunteers from all across the country will be building 100 houses in Houston and at least 40 in the congressional district that I am honored to represent. One hundred families will have a roof over their heads as well as an affordable place to live and raise their families. The Jimmy Carter work project will give Houston families an opportunity to buy a home where there is no profit included in the sales price and no interest charged on the mortgage. On Monday morning not only myself, but my staff and I, joined in this project putting up that house, and all this week staff and volunteers are working on our house to have a safe and decent home for our family, Francisco and Claudia Villanueva and their five year-old child, Ana. This home is being built as a House that Congress Built project that is being built nationwide across all Members of Congress, 435. I am glad to have this opportunity to directly provide a house in our district, but also participate nationwide. Mr. Speaker, that is what is right with our country.”