Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to this unserious and politically motivated resolution. It is sad that today we are wasting time on this pointless resolution, which is nothing more than a campaign press release, rather than addressing real problems facing the American people, but a do- anything resolution is right in line with this do-nothing Congress. The House is about to go on vacation for 6 weeks, having delivered only political resolutions, not solutions, for the American people. In fact, my Republican colleagues are so eager to campaign, they are starting the August recess a week early and rushing to the floor with this press release disguised as a resolution before they head for the exits. Let's make no mistake: This resolution is only before this body because Vice President Harris will be the Democratic nominee for President. Testing new campaign messaging, though, is not a good use of the House's time, yet that is all this resolution offers. It changes absolutely nothing. It does not even pretend to change anything. I am sure the American people would rather us use our time to fund the government, but my Republican colleagues can't seem to agree among themselves about that. Instead, here we are, debating H. Res. 1371, a second-rate attempt at election interference.…”