Political Quotes

George Santos: Well, guess what Rosa Parks didn't sit in the back and neither am I going to sit in the back.

On the recordJuly 9, 2023
Well, guess what Rosa Parks didn't sit in the back and neither am I going to sit in the back.
Said by
George Santos
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

George Santos compares himself to Rosa Parks in response to being told by Mitt Romney that he shouldn't sit in the front.

Share

More from George Santos

Sep 27, 2023

As my colleague said, we already have the service, and it is supported. The problem that I find is taking this office and converting it into a mechanism to support the same people we were supposed to give refuge to our victims from. Mr…

govinfo.gov
Nov 30, 2023

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…

govinfo.gov
Nov 28, 2023

We just hosted the Congressional App Challenge recently, and this week, we revealed the winner for New York's Third District. Richard Xu emerged victorious with his innovative creation VolunHour, an app designed to streamline the tracking…

govinfo.gov
Nov 29, 2023

I will be filing -- I will be filing a slew of complaints, in the coming hours of today and tomorrow to make sure that we keep the playing field even.

transcripts.cnn.com

Other voices in this conversation