Political Quotes

“This continuing resolution is a first step, all right. It is a first step towards bankruptcy with token cuts. Madam Speaker, I am proud to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), a member of the Rules Committee. Mr. McGOVERN. I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this closed rule and to the underlying bill. I want to reinforce the comments of the gentlelady from New York when she said that the issue of defunding Planned Parenthood or what your opinion is about the Affordable Care Act really has no place in this debate. It shouldn't be tied to anything. The fact of the matter is the Republicans are intentionally injecting these very kinds of polarizing issues, and let me say to all of my friends on the Democratic side, that's the reason you should vote against this rule. I'm pleased that the Republican leadership of the House decided it was not in anyone's interest to shut down the government. I am also pleased that the leadership ignored the chants of ``shut it down'' coming from the most extreme elements of their party. But I am not pleased, Madam Speaker, with this so-called compromise. This bill cuts the wrong things too deeply and ignores some of the things that could stand to be cut. The cuts target the poor and the middle class, the very people who can least afford it as we struggle to recover from the Great Recession.…”