Political Quotes

“I thank the chairman, and I thank him for his unbelievable leadership, along with the gentlewoman from New York, Carolyn Maloney, our dear friend, who wore the fireman's jacket for so long, and Peter King. I am delighted to have been a member of the Homeland Security Committee in those early days, banging my fist and joining them in saying it must be done. And I thank those who signed the authorization--President Obama, twice. And I say today, there should not be one single person who does not vote ``yes'' on this. We have a beautiful rendition of the World Trade Center. We rebuilt that beautiful edifice. We must rebuild these lives. I am reminded in an article by Luis Alvarez, in his final days, as he was talking to his family, he said, ``I am on the pile.'' They asked him what he is walking in walking on the pile, Ground Zero, where he went time and time again. And along with him, there were individual family members who came before our committee, those who were desperately in need, and to hear the special master say: I may have to cut their benefits 50 to 70 percent. Lila Norstrom, who was a student, and, as well, Anesta Maria St. Rose Henry, the widow of Candidus Henry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.”