Political Quotes

“I want to thank the gentleman from California very much. I want to add my words of appreciation for having the opportunity to join you tonight and to join the minority whip, still my majority leader, Mr. Hoyer, who coined the phrase, as we were beginning to speak to the American people, of how important it is for us to go back to our roots. I am also delighted to be able to be here with the gentleman from Minnesota, the gentleman from New Jersey, and the gentleman from New York. But I want to spin it in a different way. I want us to reclaim America's genius. I could go back, of course, to the Model T or maybe even to Thomas Edison, with the light bulb. There is an excitement about being able to build, create, and invent-- frankly, when I came to Congress, I wondered why we were not making submarines anymore. As you well know, we had a shipbuilding industry in Virginia and, of course, in Mississippi--because genius also is part of building. You must have the kind of technology, the kind of expertise to make it the best equipment you possibly can have. That's what I sense that we have lost, and there is an excitement when young people can be part of the genius of America. I come from Houston, Texas. We are one of the new starts in light rail, and we have been trying to get there for about 30 years. We are just about there when we would be on the precipice of funding for light rail.…”