Political Quotes

“Happy St. Patrick's Day to you. What a way House Republicans have chosen to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Today we pay tribute to the contributions of generations of Irish immigrants and their descendants to the fabric of America. Today we are reminded that ours is truly a nation of immigrants--that immigrants have truly made America more American with their optimism, their hope, and their courage to come to America, and to make a future better for their families. That is what America is all about, and that is what immigrants have strengthened. We have spent this entire week with our Irish friends celebrating the heritage of immigrants in America. The Taoiseach--that would be the Prime Minister of Ireland--was here in the Capitol earlier in the week. He spoke about immigration last night at the dinner. In the letter that was read by the Irish Ambassador from the Taoiseach, he talked about immigration. Here on the floor of the House, we are talking about immigration in a totally negative way. Why would House Republicans want to spend St. Patrick's Day in this insulting manner to Irish immigrants? House Republicans have brought forward a resolution authorizing the Speaker to file an anti-immigrant amicus brief with the Supreme Court, but they won't tell the House or the American people what they are planning to say in it. Given Republicans' past positions and rhetoric, that raises serious questions: Will the Republicans yet again call for tearing apart families?…”