Political Quotes

“we hear the phrase ``manufactured crisis'' used a lot here lately. Why? The Republican leader gives people plenty of reason to use the term. He has singlehandedly turned the entire appropriations process into a charade designed to manufacture yet another crisis. Look no further than what Republicans are doing in the interior, environment appropriations bill. The Republican leader bragged yesterday--today is Thursday, so on Wednesday--that he and his colleagues have ``lined the interior appropriations bill with every rider you can think of to push back against them.'' They have filled that legislation with so-called riders. What is a rider? It is an extraneous provision that has nothing to do with the purpose of the bill--in this instance, a funding bill. So they have filled that legislation, the interior appropriations bill, and other bills that have nothing to do with funding the government with things that are harmful to our country. For example, in the appropriations bill dealing with the interior, Republicans have included language to permanently dismantle efforts to address climate change by blocking Federal enforcement of a nationwide policy to reduce carbon pollution from existing powerplants. Climate change is very hurtful to our economy and hurtful to our country. I was at an event at the White House two nights ago. The President said that if we don't do something about climate change by the year 2100, the seas will have increased by 16 feet.…”