Political Quotes

“Mr. President, my home State of Texas is strong and resilient. Texans aren't people who tire easily, and we certainly don't give up when the going gets tough, but that doesn't mean the State of Texas hasn't faced its share of adversity. Over the last few weeks, the resolve of our great State has been tested with historic flooding that has taken at least 16 lives across Texas. Among those 16 are 9 young soldiers at Fort Hood, 9 soldiers whose truck was overturned while crossing a flooded creek. Their lives were ended in that flooding. Their families have been torn asunder, not by combat losses far away. When brave young men and women sign up to defend this country, they expect--they understand the threat that enemies abroad might endanger them, but they shouldn't be losing their lives here at home in a sudden and unexpected accident that took the lives of nine soldiers in an instant. Those nine soldiers should be remembered: SPC Yingming Sun, SSG Miguel Angel Colonvazquez, SPC Christine Faith Armstrong, PFC Brandon Austin Banner, PFC Zachery Nathaniel Fuller, Private Isaac Lee Deleon, Private Eddy Raelaurin Gates, Private Tysheena Lynette James, and Cadet Mitchell Alexander Winey. All of us should remember those soldiers and every one of the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who risk their lives for us daily. Just yesterday on a plane flight from Texas, I had the pleasure of again meeting a young lieutenant whom I had met in the hospital at Fort Hood in 2014.…”