Political Quotes

“once again, I stood at this podium yesterday and called on the Senate to put politics aside and deliver critical relief to the American people, many of whom are on the frontlines of this war. Yet Chuck Schumer and the Senate Democrats have turned their backs on them, having been encouraged by Nancy Pelosi. People are getting sick. They are worried about their families. They are losing their jobs. Schools are closed. Small businesses are days away from shutting their doors, and hospitals are running out of equipment, cash, and room. Doctors and nurses are working around the clock, and they are our first line of defense. People are suffering. A hospital in Tifton, GA, faces such severe equipment shortages that it is forced to wear trash bags as protection. Many rural hospitals in Georgia only have days of operating cash left. Also, in rural Georgia, children go to the bus stops to pick up their local papers. That is their education for the day while their schools are closed. In Cartersville, GA, Table 20 was forced to lay off nearly all of its staff just to remain open, like too many others. In Athens, GA, the virus has turned a college town into a ghost town, and the virus is devastating its economy, like too many others. All over the State, waiters, waitresses, car salesmen, mechanics, farmers, and shopkeepers wonder: How will I possibly care for my family?…”