Political Quotes

“when I go back to my hometown of Alabama, I usually ask the people: What is the most important to you? Every day, what is the most important to you? And, usually, there is a consensus of three things: a good job, schools for their kids, and safe neighborhoods for their families. That is always what they talk about. You know, the fulfillment of these basic aspirations is a foundation of a quality of life, the foundation of the American dream. In my relatively short time up here, I have noticed people in this building often lose sight of those three basic items. We waste time bickering over things that, at the end of the day, don't much matter in the grand scheme of things. We engage in bitter partisan commentary, all in the hopes of scoring political points. Folks back home can't relate to this because they don't have the luxury to waste time on cheap talk. We are witnessing a nationwide surge in crime as we speak. In the last year, homicides have risen upwards of 30 percent--this is unprecedented--and doubled the largest previous increase of 13 percent since 1968. There is always more than one factor to consider when analyzing crime trends, but the effect of some Democrats' anti-police rhetoric has been perfectly clear. Just take a look at what is happening across our country as we speak. For the last year, we have heard some Democrats at every level talk about wanting to defund the police, take money away from them; we have too many of them.…”