Political Quotes

“I rise today to talk about something very rare in Congress these days. On Monday--on Monday, after 4 long years of working hard through many uncertainties, Congress came together-- Democrats and Republicans--to secure healthcare and pensions for our Nation's coal miners. We did our job. This confirms to me that we can do so much more. This is so important. It was the coal miners of America who made us look beyond politics. These were hard-working people. They weren't Democrats or Republicans; they were hard-working Americans who built America. I want to give my sincere thanks to all of my colleagues for putting partisan politics aside and for rising above the divisiveness and tribalism in order to keep the promise that was made in 1946. Over 70 years ago, President Harry Truman recognized the importance of the workers who produced the coal for this country. After World War II, we had to keep this economy moving, we had to keep it churning, and we couldn't do it without the energy. Coal was basically the driver of this at that time, and there was a promise that the government would guarantee our brave coal miners benefits in return for their services. This agreement was a sacred promise between workers and our country, and it captured the very best of our American values. This week, we kept the promise by including the Bipartisan American Miners Act in the end-of-the-year funding bill.…”