Political Quotes

“Mr. President, with a one-party monopoly of Washington, DC, Democrats are back to their old spending habits. Most of the $1.9 trillion within the Democrats' ``COVID'' package has absolutely nothing to do with COVID. Unlike the previous five pandemic relief bills that were approved with overwhelming bipartisan support, Democrats have shown no interest in working with Republicans and are instead fast-tracking this highly partisan bill through Congress. Now, the bulk of this budget-busting bill is devoted to fulfilling a wish list of longtime liberal priorities, including billion-dollar bailouts, progressive program expansions, and pricey partisan pet projects. And let's talk about a few of those. Look at this right here, a New York bridge to Canada. That is $1.5 million for a bridge connecting the State of New York to, yes, another country, Canada. What about this one: the cleverly worded provision that earmarks-- yes, I said it, folks. Earmarking is already happening right here--$140 million to a subway in Silicon Valley in California. What does that have to do with COVID? And a whopping $350 billion blue-State bailout that rewards the States that have imposed the strictest lockdowns. Folks, we should be rewarding the States that demonstrated leadership by finding ways to safely stay open, not those that shut down our schools, closed our businesses, and killed our American jobs. But, most importantly, COVID relief should stay focused on COVID.…”