Political Quotes

“Mr. President, Montanans are growing restless, as Speaker Pelosi and the House Democrats continue to slow-walk a very important trade agreement for Montana and for our country. That is the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. In fact, just last week, I was in Billings to celebrate the Montana Farm Bureau Federation's 100 year anniversary--and, again, another big congratulations to the Montana Farm Bureau. As I was talking with folks at the farm bureau event, there were a lot of cowboy boots and hats. These are the farmers and ranchers of Montana, the salt of the earth folks. They are all asking the same question: Why is it taking so long? What is going on? Frankly, there is one answer: Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats are playing political games and holding up this trade deal. They are holding this trade deal hostage. It has been a year since the USMCA was signed by President Trump and leaders of Canada and Mexico--a year. Nancy Pelosi has had this signed trade agreement in her hands for about a year, and rather than deliver this win for our farmers and ranchers in Montana and across the United States, she is focused on one thing: impeachment--because, at the end of the day, this is about our farmers and ranchers. It is time we get the job done because, in Montana, agriculture is the No. 1 driver of our economy, and it is a large part of our Montana way of life.…”