Political Quotes

“Americans across the country are angry about Elon Musk illegally firing employees and freezing Federal funds. Rather than stand up to Musk, Republicans are giving him the power to shut down the government programs Musk doesn't like. Remember, just last night Musk said that he wants to eliminate the big programs like Social Security and Medicare. Musk also wants to fire thousands of VA employees. This bill cuts $22.8 billion for veterans' care. It cuts housing, and it cuts programs that protect our food supply so we can bring down the cost of eggs. This rule also endorses Trump's tariffs under the guise of a national emergency. Yesterday Trump's tariffs caused the markets to plummet, taking Americans' retirement savings with them. That is the real national emergency. A vote for this rule is a vote for Trump tariffs. Is that why Republicans are hiding from their constituents? Is it because they are backing unpopular tariffs that will cost the average family $2,000 a year? Or maybe they are hiding because their funding bill cuts $15 billion from community projects. We are losing first responder and water infrastructure projects in New Mexico. Republicans are also defunding the police in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, in Representative Bresnahan's district, and they are eliminating a clean water project in Lehigh County in Representative Mackenzie's district, just to name a few of the many projects that are being gutted in Republican and Democratic districts alike.…”