Political Quotes

On the public record

All Quotes

Every politician on the site, every statement on file. Search, filter, and read the public record.

17,200+·quotes on file

Active
Virginia Foxx
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Jun 23, 2021

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from North Carolina has 6\1/ 2\ minutes.

Congressional Record · 2021-06-23
Virginia Foxx
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Jun 23, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to point out to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle that there was a higher percentage of Republicans who voted for the 1964 Civil Rights Act than…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-23
Virginia Foxx
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Jun 23, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, Democrats claim H.R. 2062 merely conforms age discrimination and retaliation claims with current law regarding mixed- motive discrimination claims under title VII of the…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-23
Virginia Foxx
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Jun 23, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, our colleagues on the other side say that workers feel they have been discriminated against. Well, we all have feelings and perceptions that are not accurate. I think my…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-23
Virginia Foxx
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Jun 23, 2021

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-23
Virginia Foxx
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Jun 23, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. Every worker--every worker--including older Americans should have the…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-23
G. K. Butterfield
@gkbutterfield· Democratic · NC· Jun 23, 2021

The Court, Chief Justice Roberts also acknowledged that voter discrimination continues to exist in the United States.

congress.gov
Virginia Foxx
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Jun 23, 2021

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-23
G. K. Butterfield
@gkbutterfield· Democratic · NC· Jun 23, 2021

The Voting Rights Act is a very serious piece of legislation that is deserving of our attention. It protects democracy.

congress.gov
G. K. Butterfield
@gkbutterfield· Democratic · NC· Jun 23, 2021

I will be transferring this data, this information, to the Committee on the Judiciary, hopefully by June the 30th.

congress.gov
G. K. Butterfield
@gkbutterfield· Democratic · NC· Jun 23, 2021

And, hopefully, within the foreseeable future, we will be able to write a formula, write a bill, and get it passed and signed by the President.

congress.gov
Virginia Foxx
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Jun 23, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I am going to repeat: Republicans hate discrimination in any form. We particularly do not want any kind of discrimination in the workplace, and we do not want…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-23
G. K. Butterfield
@gkbutterfield· Democratic · NC· Jun 23, 2021

As our dear friend and my dear friend and former colleague, the late Congressman John Lewis, often said, the vote is precious.

congress.gov
G. K. Butterfield
@gkbutterfield· Democratic · NC· Jun 23, 2021

The Supreme Court of the United States found Section 5 to be constitutional.

congress.gov
G. K. Butterfield
@gkbutterfield· Democratic · NC· Jun 23, 2021

It was the Legal Defense Fund that led the way and financed the lawsuits and did all of the heavy lifting in those cases.

congress.gov
G. K. Butterfield
@gkbutterfield· Democratic · NC· Jun 23, 2021

Section 5, as I recall, in the Court's decision was found to be constitutional. That is what America needs to know.

congress.gov
Virginia Foxx
@virginiafoxx· Republican · NC· Jun 23, 2021

Democrats, including high-ranking officials in this administration, discarded the scientific method in favor of narrow political interests and their teachers union allies.

congress.gov