Political Quotes

“our Republican friends have spent the past several weeks accusing Democrats of being unable to work on serious issues to help the American people because the impeachment inquiry into President Trump is such a distraction. The Republican leader has repeated this absurd claim on the Senate floor, and the President's reelection campaign is now running ads saying Democrats refuse to work on infrastructure or healthcare or drugs because of impeachment. These ads turn truth inside out. Simply put, these ads are a lie. Senate Democrats put together a trillion-dollar infrastructure plan that would create 15 million jobs. We did that 3 years ago. Instead of working with us on that goal, President Trump walked out of the meeting on infrastructure with Speaker Pelosi and me. We haven't heard a peep out of the administration since then. That was long before impeachment began. We haven't heard from the Republicans on what they want to do on healthcare. We haven't heard from the President on a proposal he sent us on drug prices. So who is holding things up? This Senate has been a legislative graveyard for months and months and months. It just amazes me the gall, the temerity that the President and our Republican friends have to say that Democrats, because of impeachment, are not moving forward. We have 218 bills that the House sent us. We haven't had one discussion here on impeachment. It has taken up no time. Leader McConnell, do you want to get things done?…”