Political Quotes

“I want to thank the Senator from New York and thank him for the negotiations he has engaged in. It is nothing short of amazing that the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate comes to the floor of the Senate every morning and criticizes Senator Schumer and Speaker Pelosi, who are sitting in a room day after day after day, trying to hammer out an agreement to help America in this time of need, while there are two empty chairs at that table. Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, does not attend the meetings, and sadly, the Republican leader of the Senate is also boycotting these meetings. I can't remember a time when this has occurred, ever--no time in history when there was a critical national decision to be hammered out between the parties and the leaders of the Republican Party in Congress refused to attend the meetings. Senator McConnell gives polished speeches on the floor criticizing Senator Schumer and Speaker Pelosi. They should be polished--he has time to practice them all day instead of going into the negotiations that can actually make a difference in the future of America. Americans are genuinely concerned, and they should be. We face a national health emergency with this pandemic, sadly, where the infections are spiking across America.…”