Political Quotes

“Madam President, I am not sure where to start, having just heard my colleague from Florida. I just have to say that who he is describing I don't recognize, either, because I don't recognize that at all of anyone who is here. I just want to start by thanking my Democratic colleagues, first of all, for voting for the American Recovery Act that, among many other things, is helping to focus on ways to bring down the cost of food and our food supply chain, to help fix it, and a number of other issues that unfortunately not one colleague on the Republican side voted for-- not one. So we have heard a lot today about how we should be focusing on the needs of the American people. I think there would be a collective ``amen'' from our side about that. We would love to have our colleagues join us, frankly, in that effort. But nothing is more fundamental to our democracy than preserving our freedom to vote as Americans, and that is really what the debate and the votes are all about today. We know there are people willing to use violence to stop accurate, legal certifications of our national Presidential election. How do we know this? Because we were here. We were here a year ago on January 6 and witnessed the violence and the death and the destruction. We also know there is a coordinated Republican effort across the country to limit the freedom to vote and make it easier to intimidate and remove election officials who won't do their bidding. And how do I know this?…”