Political Quotes

“I want to address the Senate on an issue that is very close to my heart. Now that we are well into the month of November and our Nation's observance of the National Family Caregivers Month, I would like to recognize the family caregivers across this Nation and the difficult and vitally important work that they do. I have a brother and a sister. Both of our parents passed away in the middle--well, 2014 and 2015, but they both suffered from Alzheimer's at the same time. It was very, very difficult on all of us to figure out the best way to ease their pain and to satisfy--it was a very difficult time--how we, as a family, were going to be providing for their care. This experience motivated me to join my colleague Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado as a cosponsor of the bipartisan Assisting Caregivers Today--or ACT--Caucus. The ACT Caucus seeks to bring much-needed attention to all of the caregivers and the issues that their caregivers face from all backgrounds. It seeks to find bipartisan ways to lessen the emotional and financial toll for those individuals who are caring for family members. And this help is needed by so, so many. Eighty-three percent of the help provided to older adults in the United States comes from family members, friends, or even unpaid caregivers. Nearly half of all caregivers who provide help to older adults do so--like we do--for someone living with Alzheimer's or with another type of dementia.…”