Political Quotes

“Congress has spent the first 4 months of this year using an arcane, expedited procedure to roll back policies from the previous administration, while disregarding the impact these changes will have on American workers and families. When you hold a belief that anything done by a Federal agency is bad, cutting programs seems like progress, but, unfortunately, it is not that simple. I am all for streamlining government and making the process of doing business easier, but some rules--rules that keep workers safe, for example, or to protect consumers or to keep our air and water clean-- are protections that make sense. In their ideological zeal, the majority has time and again made the decision to roll back important policies regardless of the impact on American people. So far this year, just to name a few, the majority has rolled back environmental protections for clean water and allowed internet service providers to sell your personal browsing history to the highest bidder. The majority has also reversed rules that make workplaces safer and has even made it easier for corporations to bribe the governments of developing countries. Now today, as the window closes on the majority's ability to rush through legislation under the Congressional Review Act, we are again facing a vote that could harm American families and make it harder for people to save for retirement.…”