Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the American public won yesterday. After 36 hours of public panic and confusion and outrage, the Trump White House rescinded the illegal and unconstitutional order to freeze Federal funding for every State in the country. It was an obvious attempt to usurp power, designed to hurt people by cutting off access to the things that they need most. When you say ``Federal grants,'' you might think it is just some subcategory-- nonprofits or something--and that they are just doing a review, but let me list the things that were cut off over that 36-hour period: meals, schools, healthcare, childcare, roads and bridges, public safety. So it was no surprise that people all across the country were so outraged. They called our offices; they spoke up online; and they let their frustrations be known. It was a little different than a normal political argument, because it was very real. It was, Do I have to send my people home today? It was, Hey, with the Federal funding portal--basically, a website--we take a drawdown, and then those dollars allow us to make our payroll for this domestic violence shelter or this construction project. If it is shut down, I am not going to make payroll, and if I am not going to be able to make payroll, you guys have to go home. I can't pay you. So this wasn't something just to argue about online. This was across the country--people trying to figure out whether society as we knew it was going to continue.…”