Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, first, I want to thank the gentleman from North Carolina. We in Florida all express our condolences for the loss of Congressman Walter Jones. I thank the gentleman for bringing that up. Mr. Speaker, we had the longest shutdown in history caused by the President of the United States claiming the mantel that government needed to be shut down for his border wall. Then, finally, government was reopened as every party came to their senses. As we speak, Mr. Speaker, we have Senate Members and House Members diligently negotiating a bipartisan border deal, four Republicans in the Senate led by Senator Shelby and three Democrats led by Senator Leahy. In the House, we have Chairwoman Nita Lowey, subcommittee Chairwoman Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member Granger, and Ranking Member Fleischmann. I believe a deal is imminent, where both sides will deliver concessions and have to compromise. Yet, tonight, I heard dozens of speeches by my friends across the aisle on the one hand pleading for a bipartisan deal and on the other hand condemning Democrats with every other breath. Were they not aware that there is a bipartisan negotiation happening as we speak that their colleagues are involved in? Devoid of reality, perhaps, or maybe it was just political scare tactics. Mr.…”