Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we have nothing to be ashamed of. We are here solving problems for the American people every day. We are responding to what we were asked to do in the last election. I just point out to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) that Republicans had a majority in the 118th Congress, the most recent Congress. We are now in the 119th Congress. We deemed only two items that were passed in the Committee on Rules. In the 117th Congress, when the Democrats controlled the Congress, they deemed 38 different items as passed in the Committee on Rules. There is an old saying, Mr. Speaker: ``Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.'' Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, a few minutes ago, I laid out how Donald Trump's tariffs are causing chaos and hurting families. I will explain why we are unable to force a vote to block them here in the House, even though the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act provide a process to terminate national emergencies through a privileged joint resolution. Parliamentary Inquiries Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his inquiry. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr.…”