Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I thank my friend. It is so well said. It is as if they are incentivizing lawlessness. That is exactly what we are seeing, and everybody knows it. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa), my friend. Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague, Mr. Johnson. I appreciate this Special Order. Of course, this week does mark the first year of the Biden administration. Unfortunately, it was one of unprecedented crisis. Indeed, it is a target-rich environment for us to talk about here tonight. Democrats have controlled the executive branch and both Chambers of Congress, allowing them to pass, so far, $2 trillion out of their $9 trillion plans. This act has also caused the highest inflation in decades, hitting the middle-class and lower income class hardest in this country. This year, under Democrat leadership, Americans are paying more for just about everything, from housing, clothes, food, and gas--especially in energy. On the way to the airport in California, it was $5-plus, $5.39 at one place. Incredible. In the dead of winter, people are seeing the cost of heating their homes skyrocket. When you stop all sorts of development of energy in this country, you are not going to have the supply. That sends a signal to the whole market to raise prices, including the Biden administration telling OPEC overseas to go ahead and send us more while cutting off our own pipelines and further development on Federal lands.…”