Political Quotes

“I come from a State that raises corn and cotton, cockleburs and Democrats. Your frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from the Show Me State. You have to show me. The only thing that you all have shown so far is that you are about to impeach a duly elected President who has done nothing wrong. Democrats are not impeaching the President because they are scared for our republic or that he has committed a crime; they are impeaching him because they fear the President's policies and how well they are working for the American people. Most of all, they fear the election, because they know they can't beat him. In fact, one of my Democrat colleagues is quoted as stating: ``I am concerned if we don't impeach him, he will get reelected.'' This kind of rhetoric is disgusting. Impeachment is not a political weapon, and any Member who votes for impeachment should be ashamed today. You cannot undo the results of the 2016 election simply because your flawed candidate did not win. And I thank God she didn't. Over the last 3 years, unemployment has dropped to the lowest point in generations, we are seeing better trade agreements with our trading partners, and record numbers of taxes and regulations that stifle economic growth have been rolled back, all thanks to President Trump's leadership and commitment. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.”