Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, just a couple points in response. One, we are trying to bring down the price of insulin--that is one of the bills here that we are talking about--from the outrageous amounts that are required for this lifesaving drug down to $35. Yet, my Republican colleagues oppose reducing that. They worry about inflation at the pump, which we all do, but it is Putin's price hike. We know where this came from, this increase, and the President is working to release millions of barrels of oil from our underground storage, and he wants to place a price on leases that aren't being used. We have 12 million acres that are under lease and are not being used. That will bring down the price at the pump. But we have to defeat Putin. It is his price hike. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), the chairman of the Rules Committee. {time} 1245 Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize someone who has made a truly exceptional contribution to this institution and to the work that goes on here, the amazing Peggy Fields. Peggy has served in the Clerk's Office since 2008, first as assistant bill clerk and now as bill clerk, where she oversees an amazing team that works late nights and long hours to literally keep the House of Representatives running.…”