Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for that fight and that very worthwhile legislation, and we look forward to seeing that. The gentleman is right. The surge in crime is directly related to border in so many ways because we know dangerous people have come across that border. It is completely open to MS-13 gang members, violent criminals, convicted persons, criminals who come from other countries. You have child predators, even terrorists who have come across that border. We know this for a fact, and still they won't change the policies. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield next to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa.) Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, President Biden recently announced his fiscal year 2023 budget, the proposal includes a plan to spend $73 trillion in a 10-year period that will add $15 trillion to our national debt; this at a time when government spending is already driving inflation and making all these items that much more expensive: Airline fares, lodging, gas, the cost of automobiles, new or used. I stopped in at a dealer the other day and they are finding that people are actually willing to pay more for a used car than what the car cost new, or trucks. It is crazy. So the American people are suffering right now under these economic conditions, all man-caused, all government-caused, pretty much. So with record-breaking inflation and gas prices, we are, instead, having a budget that is crafted to not combat these issues, but add to them.…”