Political Quotes

“I would like to address my remarks to President Biden. Mr. President, as you rightly said in Philadelphia this month, we face the most dangerous threat to free and fair elections in our history. To meet this threat to our democracy, we need only do what is plainly possible: Use our majorities to pass the For the People Act. But we cannot succeed unless you call for abolishing or reforming the filibuster. You have urged the American people to be, ``clear-eyed about the obstruction we face.'' Well, that obstruction comes not only from Republicans, but also from Members of our own party. I know that you do not have a voice in the Senate. But you do have a voice, the most powerful on the planet. Unless you use it to lead, the Senators who stand in the way of democracy will continue to do so. The truth is, Mr. President, we can't just out-organize partisan gerrymanders. We can't just out-vote a party that is committed to overturning elections whose results they don't like. And we better not ask Black and Brown voters to do twice as much to save our democracy, when we in Washington cannot be bothered to do half as much as we should. We need new laws and we need your help to pass them. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to address their remarks to the Chair and not to a perceived viewing audience. ____________________”