Political Quotes

“I come to the floor today to note an anniversary. Although you may have noticed there has been no gift giving, no celebration, no remembrances of the day, the promise was made. That is because the people who made the promise failed to keep their promise. They failed to bring the change they promised. Now, to what promise am I referring? I am referring to the day, 2 years ago today--April 24, 2006--when then-House minority leader Nancy Pelosi announced ``Democrats have a commonsense plan to help bring down skyrocketing gas prices.'' She told the American people that if they put Democrats in charge of the House and the Senate, we would all see lower gas prices. The then-minority leader, the senior Senator from Nevada, said, on that same day, that it was just ``about priorities.'' Well, it is time to get real about energy. Democrats running for office across the Nation in 2006 said change would come with a Democratic Congress. Well, we certainly got change all right. Since the Democrats have come to power in the House and Senate, pain at the pump has increased by 50 percent.”