Political Quotes

“I thank Congressmen Goldman and Deluzio for the work they are doing in their districts, the work that they do here in Congress, and for their commitment to our country, to our communities before the politics that we are seeing before us today. I keep hearing Speaker McCarthy say in one of his many interviews he does a day--he spends a lot more time, I think, on interviews than actually negotiating or working with us. I hear: We don't want an increase to the debt limit. Well, let me break down what Republicans want. Republicans insist that we spend less, but that actually equates into spending less on public housing, on food assistance, on Medicaid, on other fundamental programs like veterans' healthcare, like supporting our kids, our families, our communities. There are no cuts to the multibillion-dollar defense weapons contractors, though. However, everyday constituents that sent us here, they should get those cuts. The Republicans' framework imposes drastic cuts that would result in a 33 percent cut in 2024 to what I said, like housing, healthcare, education, and so much more. They would put 780,000 people out of work and cost more than 1 million jobs. {time} 1915 It would strip up to 21 million Americans of Medicaid coverage. It would deny access to affordable college to 60,000 people. It would kick 200,000 children off of Head Start. It would force 100,000 families to lose access to childcare.…”