Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, it is pretty challenging to be standing in a room that, from the view of C-SPAN, is filled. But I can tell you right now that it is just you and me, Madam Speaker, as well as my colleague from the Sunshine State, Representative Rutherford, behind me, as well as some of our fantastic staff here on the House floor. {time} 2150 I think it is time that we stop playing these partisan games and really come together because this truly is a bipartisan issue. This is an issue that affects our communities as a whole, and I think if we are going to call for responsibility, actions, and words, we should start in this Chamber. I have a quote here that I wanted to read from one of our colleagues. It says: ``I am going to make sure that I have security because I know I have had attempts on my life, and I have too much work to do. There are too many people that need help right now. So, if I end up spending $200,000, if I spend $10 more on it, you know what? I get to be here to do the work. So suck it up, and defunding the police has to happen. We need to defund the police and put that money into social safety nets because we are trying to save lives.'' Madam Speaker, those are your words. See, when I was homeless about a decade ago, I wasn't privileged enough to have $200,000 to spend on private security.…”