Political Quotes

“I want to thank my colleague from Arizona, originally from Chicago, for taking time to come this morning to the floor of the Senate. Let me also thank the Presiding Officer and the staff who have weathered this experience as we consider the nomination of Russell Vought for the Office of Management and Budget. I know it has been a personal and demanding sacrifice on their part, and I thank them for being here. Why are we doing this? We are hoping to call attention to this nomination. Most people in America, if asked, would not be able to identify the initials of OMB, Office of Management and Budget, and if they could identify it as a Federal Agency, they would be hard-pressed to know what it does. I have been in politics in the congressional government for a number of years, and I have insight into what the Agency can do. I want to tell you, the head of the OMB, although not a very known figure across America, has more power than almost anyone in the President's Cabinet. This person decides policy and spending supports across the Federal Government and can make a serious, serious difference. Russell Vought has had a chance to show America what he will do if given another chance to head the OMB. You see, in the final 2 years of the first Trump administration, he had the same job, so we saw him in action, and we saw what his philosophy might be.…”