Political Quotes

“Madam President, I want to make a few comments on the CR. Senator McConnell has given a great statement, but about whom? It is a straw man argument. We don't oppose the Zika legislation. We don't oppose helping flood victims. But we want more. We think it should be taken care of, but it hasn't been in this bill, that is for sure. On opioids, we think it should be really funded, not this pitter path that doesn't do anything. What it does is allow you to spend money that is not here. We think we should do the Shaheen legislation and pay for it. We do believe we should not leave Flint behind, though. The CR proposed by the Republicans is short on a number of issues, and I will talk only about two of them this afternoon. I was especially disappointed to see the Republicans' proposal regarding another disaster--a disaster that has been ongoing for well over a year. This CR, this funding measure, does not put a single penny toward Flint, MI--not a penny. The people of Flint, MI, have been waiting for emergency assistance to clean up poison water for more than a year. There are 100,000 people--children--lead-poisoned already. Senate Republicans claim they will address the needs of Flint when we return after the election. Well, we have heard that before, haven't we? That has been the Republicans go-to move in stalling funding for Flint--they always claim they will do it at a later time. Flint has heard this and heard this and heard this.…”