Political Quotes

“Thank you to my friends from the great State of Utah and the great State of Florida, Senator Scott and Senator Lee. Mr. President, I want to explain to any American who is watching just what happened here because, to be honest, it is kind of shocking what just took place. Senator Scott came down to the floor. He had a bill, S. 3086. Normally when you have a bill that is considered pretty noncontroversial, you can come down and do what is called a unanimous consent, which is you ask the Senate: Do you want to pass the bill? And if anyone objects, they actually have to come down and object in the Senate Chamber. So what does S. 3086 bill do? Here is the language: ``to require the Energy Information Administration to submit to Congress and make publicly available an annual report on Federal Agency policies and regulations and Executive orders that have increased or may increase energy prices in the United States.'' That is it. That is it. That is the bill. It is one page--less than one page. It is two paragraphs. All we were doing was asking, why are energy prices in America going through the roof, and is the Federal Government contributing to that through its actions and regulations? It is a really important question. Why is it an important question? It is an important question because when you get out of this bubble in DC and you go home--like I was just home in Alaska last weekend--energy costs and inflation are the No. 1 issue hurting American families--the No. 1 issue.…”