Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume, and I thank Representative McGovern for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Madam Speaker, the rule before us today, the Senate amendment to H.R. 2486, contains the text of two pieces of legislation, H.R. 2214 and H.R. 5581, along with the Senate version of the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 as a pay-for. Also included are S.J. Res. 68, a resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and H.R. 6172, the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act. By combining all of these bills together, Democrats have prohibited the minority, meaning the Republicans, the ability to offer a motion to recommit on the floor. The only thing I can think of is that I guess they are afraid we might pass our seventh MTR, as we passed one last week. H.R. 2214 eviscerates the President's ability, under the law, to limit who may legally enter the United States. President Trump has utilized existing law to determine which countries fail to meet international standards of information sharing or identity management, or were at a high risk of terrorism or public safety concern, and the executive orders he issued reflected that determination. The majority is now seeking to prevent the President from ever using that authority again.…”