Political Quotes

“for the past few weeks, including this morning, the Republican leader has amazingly accused the Democrats of being uninterested in making progress for the American people because we are so distracted by the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. It is a ludicrous charge, not the least because Leader McConnell has shuttered the Senate when it comes to legislative business. The House has passed over 250 bills that Leader McConnell has taken no action on here in the Senate. Leader McConnell proudly called himself the Grim Reaper and blocked just about everything that came through the House long before impeachment was even being talked about. So this idea that impeachment is blocking us from doing things belies Senator McConnell's record. Let me repeat it. The House has passed 250 bills, and Senator McConnell has taken no action on them from January forward. There are lots of these bills we could have put on the floor this week, but there has been not a one. The Republicans just block and block. They block legislation to protect Americans with preexisting conditions, to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, and even to secure our elections from foreign interference. A few minutes ago, I heard Leader McConnell say that everything was fine with the elections and that we don't need any more legislation. Go talk to the election officials around the States. The States are the ones that have the say.…”