Political Quotes

“Madam President, the United States is in the middle of a global pandemic, probably the worst public health crisis in over 100 years this country has faced. Every minute matters, every hour, every day. I have been saying this for 2 months now. Yet where are the Democrats? There is not a single one of them down here right now. Where have they been all afternoon? There was maybe one, two, or three. Probably every Republican over here has spoken because twice in less than 24 hours, the Democrats have refused to even start debate on legislation that would help the American people and our economy survive this crisis; that would provide over $3,000 to your average working family in just the coming weeks; that would provide extra unemployment benefits to the millions of Americans who already lost their jobs and regrettably are going to lose their jobs; that would provide loans to our small- and medium-size businesses so they won't have to lay off those Americans as they struggle to pay the bills; that would help industries that have been devastated, like the hotel industry. Thousands and thousands of hard-working Americans clean the rooms, make the beds, cook the food--all of whom desperately need help. The Democrats won't even start debate on that legislation. That is what they have done twice. They have not voted to defeat any legislation; they have voted to not even start debate.…”