Political Quotes

“Yes. I have absolutely heard so many stories like that. And it is really interesting. I think, when we are all in our twenties, we never think that we are going to get older. I have been working in politics now since I have been in my twenties, starting off as a congressional aide and spending 8 years in Texas State Legislature and now as a Member of Congress. When you meet kids that are in their teens, kids that are in their twenties, they never ask you about Social Security. They don't ask you much about what is going on with the national defense. And, for years, I can tell you that young people in their teens and twenties never asked me a lot of questions, as an elected official, about many of the issues that affect our country. Most of the questions that I would get from individuals were usually from people that were baby boomers and older that were concerned about Social Security, concerned about the high cost of food or goods or whatever it may happen to be. But let me tell you something. For young people in this country, this issue is getting their attention, not being able to pay back their student debt. And I can tell you that, when I am at townhall meetings, when I am out doing the different events throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, the one issue that young people come to me about--and I know that, if someone is in their twenties or early thirties and they are approaching me about an issue, it is probably going to be about student debt.…”