Political Quotes

“Maybe Mr. Perry and I can discuss together and maybe he can help me with some things. I am new to Congress. I am a freshman Member of Congress. I have been pretty shocked. I thought Congress' role was to create a budget for the United States for our government, and we are about to run out of money in just a few weeks. The 117th Congress hasn't produced a budget to keep the government open. It is appalling to me as a business owner that we are even in this situation. Private businesses go out of business when we are not able to produce a budget that makes a profit to be able to pay our employees, to be able to buy our materials and continue. That is something I am struggling with. Something I am also struggling with, Mr. Perry, is that I heard the Democrats present a bill today that they are very much wanting to pass, what is called the America COMPETES Act, having to do with our American jobs and economy in relation to China. But here is the real trouble for me, and this is where I struggle, American jobs are so important, but yet our border is wide open and being invaded every single day. I just can't comprehend why Congress doesn't pass legislation and write into law that illegal aliens should be deported because illegal aliens are competing with American jobs. I find that to be a major problem, especially being in the construction industry where we have to employ legal Americans to do these jobs.…”