Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to further discuss with our Members and this country the situation that we find ourselves in, the chaotic situation that has so many people confused. It is a chaotic situation that is causing trauma and harm to the people of this country. I know much of what I am going to say today perhaps has been said by others before, but we need to talk about this situation over and over again and daily so that people can understand what is going on and how our democracy is being challenged. Madam Speaker, last year, Trump denied knowing anything about Project 2025, the radical rightwing plan to reshape the Federal Government. Of Project 2025, Trump said: ``I don't know anything about it. I don't want to know anything about it.'' Trump, Elon Musk, and his appointees are now following the Project 2025 playbook. They are recklessly gutting Federal agencies and government's capacity. Elon Musk has said that the government ``should privatize everything that we possibly can.'' They are laying off or pushing into retirement tens of thousands of Federal employees. The cruelty is the point. Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Project 2025 architect, has said of Federal employees: ``We want to put them in trauma.'' It has been over 100 days since President Trump was inaugurated. Since then, the President of the United States has questioned his role to uphold the Constitution, an oath he made when he was sworn into office.…”