Political Quotes

“yesterday I came to the floor with some optimism about what we could be including in the legislation currently being considered in the Senate to respond to the coronavirus public health emergency. I laid out priorities ranging from shoring up the hospital systems to measures to provide direct assistance to students, workers, businesses, and families through this economic crisis. Since that time, Leader McConnell has released the Republican draft of his offering for this third package. It is a 250-page bill that some estimate will cost $1 trillion. That is a daunting pricetag, except when you put it in context of the American economy and what it takes to keep us on track or put us back on track. Our top priority must be immediate, direct relief to the healthcare sector--our heroic doctors, nurses, first responders, lab techs, and the hospitals and health clinics they support. Yesterday I spent an hour on the telephone with the Governor of Illinois, J.B. Pritzker, talking about the reality on the ground in my home State and the choices he faced. It is a tough job being Governor-- never tougher than when you have to make a decision about the lifestyle of families and individuals, about the businesses and their future, and, literally, a life-and-death choice in terms of policy. No one willingly accepts that, but when you run for high office, there is always that possibility.…”