Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act. This is the result of a legislative process only slightly less absurd than the conspiracies, insinuations, and fabrications that gave rise to the purported need for it. I mean, just this second, the sponsor of the bill says she has data now that we can all receive while we are voting on the bill. I mean, is this data from a whistleblower? We all know their record with whistleblowers. The process is broken. Regardless, we are here today debating a bill to simultaneously hamstring and bail out the Postal Service. We have had no committee hearings or markups. On Monday, we will hear from the new Postmaster General, after we vote on the bill. It makes no sense. The result is deeply flawed. Although Dr. Fauci advised that there is no reason Americans cannot vote in person, citizens choosing to vote by mail must have their ballots delivered in a timely manner. The Postmaster General has pledged that is his mission. And on Friday, before the Senate, he pledged ballots would be delivered faster than first-class mail, without rate increases. I want to turn now and, one by one, debunk the Democrats' conspiracy theories. First, Democrats claim DeJoy is removing blue collection boxes to sabotage the election. This is an absurd claim. This removal process is routine. The Postal Service has removed 35,000 boxes over the last 10 years.…”