Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 10, 2024
We have 20 minutes remaining, and we have about 12 people who are sitting here, so I hope our colleagues are mindful of that. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), who has more than 98,000 Social Security recipients in her district who receive more than $143 million monthly in that district, as we indicated just how vitally important Social Security is as an economic development plan as well. {time} 1700
Said by
John Larson
Democratic · Connecticut
Source
govinfo.gov
Jan 10, 2024

Share

More from John Larson

Nov 22, 2025

When you’re the leader of the band, how does it make sense to say: ‘Hey, you know what? I know we’ve worked hard for this, but I’m thinking maybe I shouldn’t see this through,’

nytimes.com
Jul 29, 2026

We need to elect Democrats who are currently in the minority, but I agree.

ctmirror.org
Sep 15, 2025

first and foremost, I rise today with our deepest condolences for the family of Charlie Kirk. Violence of any kind, especially violence that we have seen in this country way too often, should never be condoned. Whether it is the Kirk…

govinfo.gov
Jul 21, 2026

The administration’s claim that recent developments constitute a new conflict and restart what they consider to be a 60-day deadline under the War Powers Resolution is nothing more than a legally baseless attempt to evade Congress and…

commondreams.org

Other voices in this conversation