Political Quotes

“My Republican colleagues are always quick to protest about process, but it seems that their actions speak louder than their crocodile tears. Their rejection of this amendment demonstrates yet again that this appropriations process is a sham. This particular bill ignores climate and the effects of climate change that are ongoing worldwide and in this country. It undoes any protections to vulnerable communities and communities in general by gutting essential programs and monitoring an enforcement of clean air and clean water, and it erases history. It says we are going to wash this part of history out as, for example, the blocking of the Latino museum, that that part of American history does not exist, and we will not appropriate for that. Mr. Chair, I urge rejection of this legislation. It is not just a step backward, it is a dismantling of basic public health, environmental, and consequential issues dealing with the identity of this great Nation of ours.”