Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the Preserving the American Historical Record Act, a bill that I introduced along with Senator Levin today. This is a piece of legislation designed to ensure the protection of important historical documents housed and preserved at the State and local level. Put simply, this legislation would require the Archivist of the United States to make grants to the States for a number of purposes, including protecting historical records, promoting the use of such records in new and creative ways, providing education and training to those who care for historical records and creating a wide variety of access tools of key records maintained by State and local organizations. The bill authorizes $50,000,000 a year--a very modest sum, all things considered--to be distributed among the States according to formulas based on both size and geographical area. We live in a time where there has been a resurgence in interest in family history and genealogical research. With the advancement of internet research tools, millions of Americans have gone online to learn more about their pasts. Indeed, this type of research is among the more prominent uses of Internet resources, as evidenced by the growth of websites and services like Ancestry.com and Family Search. Also, millions of Americans have tuned into hit television shows describing the experience and revelation that comes with the discovery of one's family history.…”