Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, it is interesting. I hear my colleague from Minnesota saying that he is interested in constraining Presidential power, just not this President, and apparently only when it applies to Presidents who might go against the interests of Big Oil. I guess at least there is some semblance of interest in defending Article I, but it is a pretty twisted remnant of what should be Congress' Article I authority. If we really want to work on constraining Presidential power, there is a lot we could do together. Right now this administration is illegally blocking funds enacted by Congress to help hardworking Americans, funding meant for wildfire management and water infrastructure projects at a time when communities in California are still reeling from disaster. Instead, we are debating this. This administration has fired inspectors general from at least 18 Federal agencies without warning and without explanation in clear violation of the law which requires 30 days' notice to Congress and a substantive explanation. There was a time when Members of both parties would be furious over a flouting of the law like that. However, today it doesn't seem to matter to our colleagues across the aisle. These independent watchdogs exist for one purpose: To prevent waste, fraud, and abuse and to hold Presidential power in check, working closely with Congress. Apparently that doesn't matter anymore.…”