Political Quotes

“It is an honor to follow Mr. Rush, who was my Congressman growing up all through high school and actually in elementary school. Mr. Speaker, at this very moment, House Republicans are racing out of Washington. Families are being torn apart; children are being ripped from the arms of their mothers; and women who have fled horrific violence are being deported back to their abusers. Yet my Republican colleagues are nowhere to be found. Where are they, Mr. Speaker? House Republicans are fleeing the scene of an accident. They are running from the shame and embarrassment of yesterday's vote on the GOP immigration bill. They are headed for the exits while thousands of kids cry in cages at our borders tonight. That is right, with the world watching and with a humanitarian crisis unfolding right here in America, Speaker Ryan and the House Republicans simply just gave up and went home. The other party fought for weeks behind closed doors. They traded accusations and insults, many of which were quickly leaked to the press. Yesterday, they finally put an immigration bill on the House floor, and it failed by the largest margin in recent memory. But instead of allowing a vote on a true compromise, like the Aguilar-Hurd legislation, Speaker Ryan and his leadership team decided to call it quits. They chose to put their fingers in their ears while thousands of kids are crying out for their mothers. Mr. Speaker, 121-301.…”