Political Quotes

“Madam Clerk, I rise to nominate the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Hern) as Speaker of the House. Madam Clerk, we have been accused of not having a plan. Well, we have presented many plans and are even presenting two plans simultaneously right now for Speaker of the people's House. I sat in my chair anticipating to vote for Byron Donalds, whom I respect, whom I see as a leader, and there was a gut check that said we need someone that is going to convince my colleagues on this side of the aisle that it is time to get going. It is time to build momentum. Many of you have said it. You see that Kevin McCarthy does not have the votes. You are understanding that he is not going to get there. We had the votes for him. I cannot produce those anymore. The colleagues that I brought with me to offer those 218 votes on the first ballot aren't there anymore. It is not happening. As it has been said, we need to get to a point where we start evaluating what life after Kevin McCarthy looks like. America doesn't want more talk, and I am going to keep my speech a little short. They want action. I will take that. I want to get to work, too. America is tired of rhetoric, and they want results. This isn't chaos. This is a constitutional republic at work. I am a mom of four boys. I know what chaos and dysfunction look like. This is actually a really beautiful thing, to be here with all of my colleagues debating.…”