Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I want to start by thanking Senator Brown for organizing time for our speeches today and, of course, for his tireless fight on behalf of working people in this country. I rise today to join Senator Brown and my other colleagues in standing with Federal workers in Massachusetts and all around the country--Federal workers who are under attack from all sides by the Trump administration. There are nearly 30,000 Federal workers in Massachusetts alone, and almost a quarter of them are veterans--thousands of men and women who have put themselves in harm's way to protect us and then come home and continue serving their communities in the Federal workforce. These Americans work at agencies like the Social Security Administration, to help older Americans receive the benefits they have earned, and they work at the VA, where they help us fulfill the promises that we have made to our veterans. They help to keep our communities safe, and they help them recover after a disaster hits. They fight deadly diseases and work day in and day out to improve the health of our fellow citizens. Those are just a few examples. But ever since taking office, President Trump has attacked these public servants, attacked their paychecks, attacked their working conditions, and attacked their retirement security in just about every way he could think of--freezing their pay and proposing draconian cuts to their wages and their hard-earned retirement benefits.…”