Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman and I thank my colleagues. I hope America is paying attention because we cannot continue to fund a government that appears to be determined to destroy our country from within. We have millions of illegal aliens crossing our southern border. We have lost all operational control, the sovereignty of our Nation at the southern border. They are asking for more money for COVID. Since March of 2020, we have spent $8 trillion just on COVID. That is $8,000 billion. You cannot convince me or any American across the country that our Nation has actually spent that money. We should have a full accounting of this money. They want more money for Ukraine. We have already sent them about $70 billion. Do you know how much Russia spends, my colleagues, every year, on their military, their entire budget? I will answer the question. It is about $70 billion. We have given to Ukraine the entire budget for Russia for their military expenditures. We have no control over this money. We are not sending them any more money, not without a fight. They want a CR passed, a continuing resolution, a short-term budget to keep the Federal Government operating until December. That is after the elections have ejected our colleagues across the aisle but before Republicans will be sworn into the majority on January 3. That is wrong on every level. It is like identifying an arsonist, banishing them from your neighborhood, and giving them gasoline and matches on the way out.…”