Political Quotes

“House Republicans are struggling-- struggling--to grasp a harsh reality about being in the majority. There is no good substitute for having a plan. You can't solve the Nation's biggest problems without a plan--a plan we can debate in Congress and which the American people can judge for themselves. This is especially true--especially true--when it comes to the debt ceiling. Later this afternoon, President Biden will meet with Speaker McCarthy for their first one-on-one meeting of the year, and everyone is asking the same question of Speaker McCarthy: What is your plan? Where is your plan, Republicans? Where is your plan, Speaker McCarthy? For days, Speaker McCarthy has heralded this sit-down as some kind of major win in his debt ceiling talks, but Speaker McCarthy is forgetting something obvious to everyone else: If you don't have a plan, you can't seriously pretend you are having any real negotiation. Let me say that again because it is so crystal clear. Speaker McCarthy, if you don't have a plan, you can't seriously pretend you are having any real negotiation. Speaker McCarthy showing up at the White House without a plan is like sitting down at the table without cards in your hand. And look, we know why the Speaker has struggled and is unable to produce a plan or why he is delaying it or avoiding it. He doesn't have the votes for one, in all likelihood. Some Senate Republicans want Social Security and Medicare cuts.…”