Political Quotes

“Madam President, reserving the right to object, which I most certainly will do, I will just address what the Senator from Illinois said. He said he has heard no explanation for why I am objecting to every Department of Justice nominee moving forward on a fast-track basis. That is false. He has heard my explanation repeatedly. He may not like it, but he has heard it. I am taking this stance on behalf of four brave U.S. marshals who defended the Federal courthouse in Portland from leftwing street militias associated with the BLM movement and antifa. The summer of 2020 was part of riots all across our country, but in Portland these riots were particularly dangerous. Marshals were targeted with lasers to blind them, with ball bearings, with fireworks. There were efforts to barricade them inside the courthouse and set it on fire to burn them alive. These marshals are heroes, and they should be celebrated. Anyone who says they support law enforcement should be defending these marshals. Not surprisingly, leftwing activists and leftwing organizations, like the ACLU, are coming to the defense of the leftwing street militia that attacked these marshals, tried to burn down the Portland courthouse, suing marshals on frivolous grounds.…”