Political Quotes

“I come to the floor today with what I think is a pretty simple message--a message the American people have been delivering to me and the people of North Dakota and which reflects exactly why I wanted to come to Washington, DC--which is that Congress needs to do its job. Whether it is legislating on WOTUS or making sure we are moving appointments properly or taking votes that may make some of us uncomfortable, that is our job. That is why the American taxpayers pay us. So I come today to say: Congress, do your job. Senate, do your job. Every day families across this country go to work and fulfill their responsibilities and obligations. They do their jobs to put food on the table for their family, and they pay their bills. Imagine a construction worker in North Dakota telling his boss he didn't want to do his job for the rest of the year until conditions are probably more favorable. He might get a good laugh. He might be told to go back to work. If he was serious, he wouldn't have a job very long. Everyone here knows American workers can't go to their jobs and just announce: I don't want to do that today. They can't just say: I am not going to do my job for the rest of the year. I am going to wait to find out who might be the new boss. That is not how it works for the American people, and it is certainly not how it should work for the Senate.…”