Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 27, 2010
Well, Madam Speaker, here we go again. Today and every day in this Chamber my Republican colleagues stand here and blame Democrats for failing to create jobs. What nerve they have when they haven't voted for one jobs bill for the American workers. Right now, Senate Republicans, just like their House colleagues, are blocking the passage of five critical bills that would create at least 1.5 million jobs for the American people, and House Republicans have the audacity to accuse Democrats of not doing enough to create jobs? Shame on them. I urge Republican Senators to vote for the America COMPETES Act, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act, the Jobs For Main Street Act and the Small Business and Infrastructure Act to provide desperately needed jobs. If Republicans are really serious about job creation, then they'd urge their colleagues in the Senate to take immediate action and pass these bills. Madam Speaker, it's been 186 days since we passed our first jobs bill and still they haven't acted. It's time for Senate Republicans to act, write a paycheck to the American people, and finish the job that House Democrats started.
Said by
Donna Edwards
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

The speaker criticizes Republicans for blocking job creation bills and urges action to support American workers.

Share

More from Donna Edwards

May 27, 2021

You just can’t have it both ways and that’s what Joe Manchin is trying to do.

msnbc.com
Dec 29, 2021

no doubt Republicans are actually really good at constructing a narrative that really draws people in, and this is one of those.

msnbc.com
Nov 19, 2021

It was necessary. And if there’s any hope that Congress is going to get back to a point of more decorum of, you know, collegiality among, among members, trust among members, then the House had to take this action to censure Gosar.

msnbc.com
Jan 13, 2022

It does seem that these two senators are determined to stand in the way of the changes to the filibuster that would be required to move voting rights through. I think it`s actually rather shameful, and I think it`s going to harm Democrats…

msnbc.com

Other voices in this conversation