Political Quotes

“before I get into the subject of this pending vote, I do want to thank my colleagues from Illinois and Connecticut for bringing this important topic before the Senate. President Trump's refusal to condemn violent White supremacist groups in the Presidential debate has been around for several days. We have hardly heard anything out of most of our colleagues, and no one--no one, no one--is going to buy the argument that it came too suddenly. White supremacy hasn't come too suddenly. The President's remarks have been out there for several days. It is the flimsiest of excuses to avoid criticizing the President even when every American of decency--the overwhelming majority of all Americans--would know he should be condemned. They don't care if you are a Democrat or a Republican or are liberal or conservative. You never know how low President Trump can go, but his refusal to condemn White supremacy is among the lowest things he has done, and--boy, oh, boy--there are lots of them lined up. I am ashamed of my Republican colleagues and ashamed--for America, for decency--that they have chosen to block this S. 4653 Madam President, now, on another issue of great importance to America, the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court has thrust the issue of healthcare back into the spotlight. Her confirmation to the highest Court in the land could put healthcare for hundreds of millions of Americans at risk.…”