Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, it is only in Washington that this can happen. Last year's bill, from the other side of the aisle when they were in the majority, funded WIC at $6.0 billion. This year's bill in front of us funds WIC at $6.0 billion. That is a slash, if you listen to the other side of the aisle. The average American is going: What? Wait a minute. We are funding it at exactly the same level as last year and they are accusing us of taking food out of the mouths of women, infants, and children. {time} 2100 This is the same level they did last year. That is what the American people can't stand about Washington. The average American understands that $6.0 billion last year is the same as $6.0 billion this year. All they see is a partisan struggle going on. They don't see Americans and the House of Representatives wanting to solve their problems. The price of food in the grocery store, the price of gas, the price of everything, the inflation, they don't want to solve the problem at the southern border. What they want to do is accuse us of slashing things when we fund it at exactly the same level. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.”