Political Quotes

“Mr. President, reserving the right to object, this is clearly a challenging time for every level of government. I think we will all admit that this crisis was unprecedented, and Congress has already taken bold action to stem this virus and save our economy. But if we are not careful, Congress will create another equally devastating crisis down the road--a crisis of our own making. Our national debt and deficits, already at unsustainable levels, have skyrocketed as Congress has spent almost $3 trillion--$3 trillion--to address this crisis. To put that in perspective, Congress has spent $9,000 for every American. At some point we need to start thinking about the impact this spending will have on the future of our children and our grandchildren, how we are impacting our ability to fund our military and our safety nets like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Again, I know everyone here wants to help our States. I want to help our States, too, which is why I support maintaining the existing restrictions tied to the Coronavirus Relief Fund that were included in the CARES Act to make sure this spending is for coronavirus response. Congress has already allocated billions in direct and indirect aid to States and localities. Total direct funding from the Federal Government already exceeds $1 trillion. Let me just go through it. We gave them $150 billion for COVID-19 expenses. To put that in perspective, while I was Governor of Florida, we had four hurricanes.…”