Political Quotes

“Over the past year, it really has felt like our small businesses, our middle class, our communities have really taken one punch after another. First, we were handed mandatory shutdowns of our restaurants, our small businesses, and our churches, while Walmart and Lowe's and other big box retail stores were allowed to remain open. In some places around the country, we were not even allowed to leave our homes unless it was for a purpose that the government deemed essential. Like all Americans, I am extremely excited and pleased to see that most of the economy in our communities have reopened. But we can't help but observe that it seems like the reopening is occurring because of the independence and resilience of the American people, despite the best efforts by some to keep us shuttered indefinitely. It is baffling that during this time when our neighbors have the opportunity to finally get back to work, Democrats are pushing policies to hurt them. Oh, you are trying to find employees for your diner so you can reopen? Well, they are paying those employees more to sit at home. You have a corner store in central South Dakota? Sorry, but President Biden canceled the Keystone XL pipeline and instantly caused your customers to lose their jobs. You want to go back to work, but have two children at home? Well, unbelievably, the Biden education plan included zero requirement that your son's or daughter's school reopens.…”