Political Quotes

“Madam President, about a month ago, in the Banking Committee, we had a panel come before us that was talking about fentanyl and how, in the banking system, we should try and figure out ways to get rid of the illicit finance of fentanyl. One of the people who testified is a country music artist and rapper called Jelly Roll. It turned out that Jelly Roll grew up in Antioch, TN. I did too. So, when I went to ask him questions, I started by saying: You grew up in Antioch. Where did you grow up? He described the area. I said: You will remember Country Meadows. He said: Yeah. I used to live there. I said: Me too. It is a trailer park in Antioch, TN. I understand there are families who need tax credits. I know that there are families who need help. I was one of those families. There is a right way to do it, and there is a wrong way to do it. So I want to make sure that we don't conflate the concern I have about using one credit card to pay off another credit card with tax policy that I am OK with, with child tax credit programs that we can get to right. But let's do it on the basis of sound, sustainable fiscal policy. I have three grandchildren under the age of 6 years old. The dirty secret about this money that we are using to pay for this program is they are putting my children and my grandchildren further in debt because they are not real pay-fors. So I was down here to try and end a program that I do not believe is appropriate.…”