Political Quotes

“I am proud to submit a resolution today to designate Saturday, July 28, 2012 as National Day of the American Cowboy. My late colleague, Senator Craig Thomas, began the tradition of honoring the men and women known as ``cowboys'' seven years ago when he introduced the first resolution to designate the fourth Saturday of July as National Day of the American Cowboy. I am proud to carry on Senator Thomas's tradition. The resolution celebrates the history of cowboys in America and recognizes the important work today's cowboys are doing in the United States. The cowboy Spirit is about honesty, integrity, courage, and patriotism, and cowboys are models of strong character, sound family values, and good common sense. The first cowboys relied on hard work and persistence to make their living in a tough country. Today's cowboys haven't changed all that much from the first wranglers and ranch hands who started herding cattle on the Great Plains. Cowboys continue to make important contributions to our economy, Western culture and my home State of Wyoming today. They live and work in every State to manage nearly 100 million cattle. Cowboys work hard, but they also play hard. Rodeo is a sport that tests skill with a rope or challenges a cowboy's ability to stay on the back of bucking rough stock for 8 long seconds. Rodeos across the nation draw millions of fans every year. This year's resolution designates July 28, 2012, as the National Day of the American Cowboy.…”