Political Quotes

“It has been nearly 3 years since the first national emergency declaration was issued related to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 13, 2020. Since then, the Federal Government has authorized over $6 trillion in response to COVID-19. Our children have suffered severe learning loss due to school closures, and countless small businesses have been forced to permanently close their doors. The Democratic Party has used and abused the national emergency authorization to push their unpopular, radical agenda, like the eviction moratorium, student loan forgiveness, and reckless spending that has led to skyrocketing inflation that is impacting my constituents today--your constituents today. When they go to the grocery store and are paying $9, $10, $11 for 12 eggs, this is a problem. They also put unconstitutional vaccine mandates in place to put healthcare workers and our military servicemembers, serving in all branches of our military, out of work. COVID is over. Yet, nearly 3 years later, more than 35 National Emergencies Acts are still in effect, and the current administration is continuing to abuse more than 120 special statutory powers only meant for times of emergency. Even Joe Biden said the pandemic is over. We agreed with that long before he said it, and we are happy he is finally saying it. It is far past time to put an end to this abuse. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend and colleague, Representative Gosar, for his strong leadership on this issue.…”