Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. Carter, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I have to confess, when Judge Carter started talking about Texans loving their pickup trucks and the EPA coming to take our pickup trucks away, that got my attention. Because the judge would know that while Texans love their pickup trucks, the only reason that you love them more is because there's more Texans than there are Mississippians. I love my truck as well, and I don't want anybody to come get it. The EPA, California regulators, and the Obama White House have combined forces to show how far the left will go. They'll use any means at their disposal to ram through its liberal agenda. I'm convinced that this administration is driven by a radical environmental agenda, and that this environmental agenda will use the threat of allowing California to impose its own set of regulations as a way to strong-arm auto manufacturers into going along with the new and unnecessary fuel economy standards. As has already been described here tonight, Mr. Speaker, this action would drive up the cost of a vehicle by an average of $3,200. Now, my concern is that young family in Mississippi that's trying to make it on their own, that needs to go out and purchase a new vehicle. For that young family, $3,200 is a lot of money. My concern is the senior citizen that needs to go out and purchase a new vehicle, and they're trying to make ends meet on a limited income. For that senior citizen, $3,200 is a lot of money.…”