Political Quotes

I would like to begin by saying that the issue of climate change is very personal to me. I have a 5- and a 7-year-old at home, and like any parent, there is a lot that I worry about for their future. One of the things I worry most about is…

The rule this amendment seeks to gut dates all the way back to 1966, and it has been in operation ever since. It is the Excelsior Underwear case. I have done hundreds and hundreds of house visits based on the information provided by these…

I rise, once again, to speak about the unspeakable suffering of the Rohingya people. Two recent developments have accentuated the vital need for the House to speak formally and clearly about this human disaster. First, last month, a…

In all of my 35 years in Congress, this is one of the most deceitful bills I have ever seen. It is deceitful when Republicans say the bill is focused on the middle class while it is really aimed at making the very wealthy even wealthier…