Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, you know, I hear a lot the lines, ``I encourage Representative Santos to resign,'' and, ``Do the right thing,'' which is resign. What I hear is people don't want to take this vote. I am just here. I am willing to take the vote. Take the vote, guys. I am okay with it. This is your time. This is what they have all built up to all year. The most damning feature of this farce is the total perversion of the priorities of this body and this Conference, which ran on the Commitment to America. Yes, witch hunting George Santos is great. Right there, I remember that on the top line of the Commitment to America. This Conference has failed to pass four different appropriations bills, Mr. Speaker. It had rules fail on the floor. We had Members weaponizing the Rules Committee because it didn't do what they wanted. Our borders are wide open. It is a no man's land being run by NGOs. Yet, this Congress has now taken three measures and the insurmountable amount of time that goes behind them to expel a Member duly elected by the people of the Third District of New York. I didn't think that my tenure in Congress would be this way, Mr. Speaker. I came here to do work. I came here to pass and work on conservative legislation. I have a stellar conservative record that I am proud of. The work I have done in this body I am proud of. The votes I have taken in this body I am proud of.…”