Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am an optimistic person. As a matter of fact, I think everybody from Texas is an optimist. Can you imagine the challenges the people who founded our State had--Indians, wide-open hostile territory, tough weather. But they persevered because they were optimists. They thought the fight was worth the struggle. They thought the goal and the accomplishment--the hope for accomplishment--was worth the struggle. I still remain optimistic--despite the last few weeks that have challenged that optimism--that we will actually break through here and get to consider and vote on the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act and get help to the people whom the majority leader, Senator McConnell, described, the children who cannot help themselves. I mean, for heaven's sake, if we cannot help the most vulnerable people in our country--children who cannot help themselves, who are the victims of modern-day slavery--what in the world can we do? So we have marked 100 days here in the Senate with the new Republican majority. As I look back, I do not think anybody can deny that under the majority leader's stewardship we have had some significant accomplishments in a relatively short period of time. Sure, it has been bumpy along the way. The Keystone XL Pipeline was a significant bump in the road. But we had a strong bipartisan vote. Unfortunately, the President decided to veto that legislation.…”