Political Quotes

“Very quickly, the gentlewoman, whom I have not had the pleasure to meet yet, confuses disability and incapacity. Franklin D. Roosevelt was in a wheelchair. He had a disability, and he was one of our greatest Presidents. President Lincoln, according to historians, suffered from depression, but he was one of our greatest Presidents. Incapacity is different. Incapacity is demonstrated by President Trump's complete, total inability to conform his conduct to the rule of law and the Constitution. I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Georgia (Mrs. McBath). Mrs. McBATH. Mr. Speaker, I came to Congress to make sure that no parent ever experienced the pain that I have. I came to Congress to fight for children who have practiced active shooter drills at the same time that they are simply learning how to read, for families who have lost loved ones to gun violence, and for communities that will never ever be the same. Last Wednesday, Members of this body hid from insurrectionists behind barricades and locked doors. Staffers of this hallowed institution texted to their loved ones, ``They are banging on the doors outside. I love you.'' And citizens of this Nation watched in real time as rioters stormed the Capitol through shattered windows and broken glass. The result of the President's rhetoric has left five Americans dead. Our response to anyone who seeks to overthrow the will of the people must be unwavering and resolute.…”