Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am grateful for the opportunity to echo my colleagues' concerns about the Green New Deal. We are here because the majority leader has indicated that the Senate will be considering this misguided proposal in the coming weeks. You would think our colleagues on the other side of the aisle would be ecstatic about the idea of a Senate vote on a resolution that essentially compasses their party's entire platform. Instead, the minority leader is scrambling to conceive ideas that will give his caucus members cover instead of embracing a plan. I can see why. The Green New Deal didn't quite receive the celebration Democrats were expecting when it was announced. Its release was greeted with a combination of bewilderment, amusement, and confusion, which gave way to anger and disbelief the more Americans learned about it. This is understandable. People don't tend to react positively when you threaten to upheave their lives by eliminating their jobs, outlawing their vehicles, and demanding they essentially build their homes to whatever standards Democrats in Washington decide. If you ask most Americans if government control over almost every aspect of their lives is the direction they want to see the Nation take, the answer is an overwhelming no. Yet that is exactly what the Green New Deal seeks to do under the pretense of ending climate change. The authors of the Green New Deal and its accompanying memo suggest their plan is the cure for all of society's ills.…”