Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 10, 2024
I thank the ranking member for yielding. I am sorry for this body that you have had to endure such hypocritical conduct in silencing you. Luckily, I am not silenced, and I am happy to respond to some of the bogus and egregious allegations from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. First, my friend from Georgia expounded upon the weaponization of the Department of Justice by President Biden. It was interesting to me that she mentioned that the Department of Justice is apparently, under Joe Biden's direction, persecuting Catholics. Joe Biden is Catholic, so that is an interesting weaponization of the Department of Justice. You would think that if someone were going to weaponize the Department of Justice for political purposes that he would intervene or interfere in a prosecution of his own son, but, no, he didn't do that. In fact, the only people who intervened and interfered in that investigation were my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, who inappropriately and improperly intervened in an ongoing Federal criminal case by urging a judge to reject the plea agreement in the Hunter Biden case. Now, they say we are here because congressional power must be protected. Apparently, congressional power is meaningless if it is used against their buddies, Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro, who completely blew off a congressional subpoena and had no basis, no rationale, no defense for not showing up. They are in jail not because of inherent contempt.…
Said by
Dan Goldman
Democratic · New York
Source
govinfo.gov
Jul 10, 2024

Share

More from Dan Goldman

Sep 9, 2025

24 years ago, the United States was attacked on its own soil in a coordinated terrorist attack by a group that opposed democracy and everything that this country stands for. On that day, nearly 3,000 Americans were killed in New York City…

govinfo.gov
Jul 4, 2025

This is blatant and vile antisemitism, and Trump knows exactly what he's doing.

cbsnews.com
Jun 13, 2026

He has a much longer history in the district, and I bring a new and different energy to this job.

theatlantic.com
Mar 17, 2026

I rise to condemn the skyrocketing wealth inequality in this country. Over the last couple of decades, the rich have gotten richer while working families have been left behind. The very wealthiest of Americans pay an average effective tax…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation