Political Quotes

“Mr. President, reserving the right to object. First, I want to thank my colleague from Washington for holding the hearing with the airlines, and there are two things about that. I was surprised that I didn't get a very good answer from the airlines about, did we get a return on the--what?--$54 billion we provided the airline industry? I was extremely disappointed that United Airlines was cavalier with the employees in my State who were basically let go or laid off without pay only because they decided not to get the vaccine for religious purposes. In coming back to this issue, I still am waiting for the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Commerce to come to a public event so all of our constituents in my State can hear exactly what they are doing to solve the supply chain problem. I can tell you that I was on this phone call, and this problem is not getting better. There are still 100 cargo ships off the coast of California. I want to hear exactly what they are doing and so do the citizens of my State. Therefore, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Washington.”