Political Quotes

“last week, House Republicans rammed through a nakedly partisan bill to default on America, without taking even a moment to explain how their bill would wreak havoc on our country. That, of course, was by design. Republicans have known for years that their agenda is horribly unpopular with the American people. So the MAGA part of the GOP has used this default crisis to sneak their radical proposals through the back door. Since MAGA Republicans--and House Republicans, in general--have refused to level with the American people, Senate Democrats have been doing their work for them: exposing how ``Default on America'' will crash the economy, raise costs, and kill millions of good-paying jobs. Yesterday, at an Appropriations subcommittee hearing with Administrator Regan, Chair Murray and Subcommittee Chair Merkley showed how ``Default on America'' would devastate clean water and cut programs that protect kids from harmful PFAS chemicals. Chair Murray and Senator Heinrich also met with Deputy Secretary Turk and showed how ``Default on America'' would slash scientific research and cripple American competitiveness, just as both parties passed CHIPS and Science. Here we have finally passed good, strong bipartisan legislation that will help us compete against the Chinese Government. And what do the House Republicans, led by the MAGA group, do? They cut so much of that out. The American people don't want that.…”