Political Quotes

“I appreciate the gentlewoman from New York, and I would like to remind her that, in her home State, she has 16 percent--16 percent--of the country's homeless population in the United States; but under this bailout, the CBO projects that precisely zero dollars--zero dollars--of the $5 billion that is in this bill will go to help the homeless population this coming year. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), the leader of the working class party. Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, before I begin, I want to thank Congressman Jason Smith for his work as the ranking Republican on the Budget Committee. Mr. Speaker, I know the Democrats in the House are excited because all their work has even transpired all the way to Nevada, because now the socialist Democratic wing of the party has taken over there as well. From H.R. 1 to voting to defund the police, House Democrats have abandoned any pretense of unity. They passed three major bills in one month with zero bipartisan support. Today, they plan to pass another. Like the others, it represents a missed opportunity for Congress to focus on the real needs of the American people. At $1.9 trillion in new spending, the so-called American Rescue Plan is the most expensive single bill in American history. Let's put that number in context, Mr. Speaker. If you put it in today's numbers, World War II cost our government $4.8 trillion.…”