Political Quotes

“I rise today to talk about a resolution that I have introduced with my fellow Senator from Maine, Susan Collins, and 11 other fellow Senators from both sides of the aisle-- truly bipartisan--to designate November 2019 as National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month. Specifically, this resolution highlights the issue of children and youth homelessness and supports the efforts of businesses, organizations, educators, and volunteers who are dedicated to meeting the needs of homeless children and youth. In the 2016-to-2017 school year, there were 1.3 million children and youth--I repeat, 1.3 million children and youth--who experienced homelessness in the United States. In West Virginia alone, our schools have identified more than 10,500 students experiencing homelessness. This is simply unacceptable, and we must do more to support our future generations. That is why I am a firm believer that there are five promises--five promises--we, as adults, should make to every child. No. 1 is every child must have an unconditionally loving and caring adult in their life. That is the first. Every child must know that someone loves them unconditionally. No matter what you do and no matter what mistakes you make, at the end of the day, that person loves you. It could be your mom or dad; it could be a grandma or grandpa; it could be an aunt or uncle; or it could be a neighbor, someone who knows they have your back no matter what. No.…”