Political Quotes

“I agree with everything that has been said. I agree that, basically, we should never have left here Thursday night. So many of us could, maybe, drive home. I was able to drive home and was able to drive back. Yet so many people were put in harm's way when they went home on airplanes. As you might know, we don't have the youngest crowd--I think our average age is about 62 here--so it is putting them and their families and, basically, the people they work with in danger also. Let me tell you what we are talking about here. If we are going to come to the aid of the economy of this country, I have no doubt that Democrats and Republicans will come together to take care and help people. I hope they realize the people who really need help are the people who cannot make it from one week to the next, let alone from one paycheck to the next. I was out last week just in DC, and I talked to a young waiter--a very, very nice, young man. I asked: What happens if you have to go home for 2 weeks? He said: I am finished. I can't make it. I can't make my payments. I can't make my house payment. I can't make my rent payment. I can't make my grocery payment. He was done. That is how worried he was. He said no one had asked him that question. These are the people we have to worry about. I want to bring to your attention one more thing. As of 2:30 this afternoon, my State didn't have one reported case. Now, that is great. That is wonderful.…”