Political Quotes

Debbie Wasserman Schultz: These are bills, because it is plural, that truly think about what the needs are of the average person, the person that…

On the recordJune 20, 2007
These are bills, because it is plural, that truly think about what the needs are of the average person, the person that we have been talking about for this whole hour that has a paycheck come in and has to figure out how they are going to pay all the bills with the money that comes in. The help that we need to give them to do is to make sure not that we put money in their pocket, because like you said, Mr. Ryan, government can't do everything. Government is here to provide assistance when it is needed, when the person doesn't have the ability to deal with the issue on their own. {time} 2130 Like the cost of a student loan, like making sure that they earn a minimal amount of money so they can pay their bills and making sure that the government ensures that the domestic homeland security needs are taken care of, that we have an appropriate number of Border Patrol which has been woefully and inadequately funded under the Bush administration. They spend a whole lot of time beating on their chest and saying how important it is that we have a strong Border Patrol. The Bush administration did not fund as many or even ask for as many Border Patrol agents as the Clinton administration did. It is just rampant hypocrisy. That is all I have seen in the 2\1/2\ years that I have been here. It is blah, blah, blah. All they do is talk, and it is hollow and empty behind the words. They have the wrong kind of transparency on their side of the aisle, and folks see through it.…
Said by
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

Share

More from Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Jul 27, 2026

This rule will significantly weaken the ESA and usher in the often-irreversible loss of habitat, hastening the extinction of plants and animals that are a vital part of our state’s culture and tourism economy.

floridaphoenix.com
Jul 12, 2025

They are essentially packed into cages, wall to wall humans, 32 detainees per cage.

politico.com
Jul 9, 2025

To not be willing to condemn the term ‘globalize the intifada,’ it just demonstrates his callous disregard for antisemitism, terrorist activity.

thehill.com
Aug 17, 2026

I’ll be damned if I’m going to let them steal Broward’s political power, de-unify us and prevent us from standing up for our community’s values.

abcnews.com

Other voices in this conversation