Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, we all agree that Americans should vote and participate in our Republic. We all agree that every American's vote deserves to be counted and protected. But the bill, the underlying bill we consider today, is riddled with problems. My friends across the aisle call this bill the For the People Act, but it should really be called the ``Protect Professional Politicians Act.'' One of the most egregious parts of this bill is the creation of Federal funding for elections. Taxpayers will pay for politicians' campaigns whether they agree with them or not. Under this bill, if someone gives a politician $200, the Federal Government will send $1,200 of money to that politician. Those mailers that fill your mailbox, well, under the ``Protect the Professional Politicians Act,'' you will pay for them. Those attack ads that flood your TV, well, you will pay for them. Those high-priced political consultants in Washington, D.C., well, you will pay for them, too. Since when is it a good idea to have taxpayers' hard-earned money shoveled into a trough for a politician's campaign? Montanans don't want that. At a recent townhall, 97 percent of Montanans told me they oppose taxpayer funding for political campaigns. Imagine Republicans and Democrats working together on a bipartisan bill that addresses voting and election reforms. We could have done that. We did that with election security in the last Congress. But that is not what happened with H.R.…”