Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I don't know why we are even here debating this issue, which is an important issue, but not a prevailing issue. This is an issue that concerns one industry. It is a concern that is already under consideration by the courts and by the administration. In fact, Mr. Speaker, it is a problem that is more appropriately addressed by those branches of government than by this Congress. There are many other issues that this Congress has before it that it is our job to address. Yet, Mr. Speaker, we are not spending ample time on those things that are closely tied to the economic benefits and jobs for all Americans. Our water infrastructure, Mr. Speaker, is in dire need of repair and maintenance. We spend little to no time on our water infrastructure and the problems associated with it. We have Superfund sites and brownfield sites that need to be cleaned up and put to productive use. No time, no energy, no congressional resources are used to address these vital issues. Our States need support for modernizing and hardening the electricity grid. We are AWOL on these issues. And still, Mr. Speaker, many Americans are underemployed, unemployed, and underpaid for the work that they are doing. {time} 1115 Where is the time allocation, the resource allocation? Where are our efforts on behalf of these people? All of these things, Mr.…”