Political Quotes

“But what I really want to do is thank the American people, because they are the ones who have driven this legislation more than anyone else. Many Members of Congress have received more mail, more phone calls, more e-mails on this issue than any other legislative issue in the time that they have served in Congress. The reason is very simple. Look at the map. The red and yellow dots, they are going to get taken care of. The rest of the United States is not. Tulsa, Oklahoma is not going to get a local into local service without this legislation; Lexington, Kentucky; Roanoke and Lynchburg, Virginia, my communities in my district; Austin, Texas; Richmond, Virginia; Knoxville, Tennessee; Honolulu, Hawaii; Des Moines, Iowa; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Omaha, Nebraska; Spokane; Shreveport, Louisiana; New Orleans, Louisiana; Rochester; Tucson; Springfield, Missouri; Springfield, Massachusetts. The list goes on and on.”