Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, in less than 2 days, House Republicans are prepared to shut down the Department of Homeland Security, threatening the safety of the American people. At home, there is a noted and beloved philosopher by the name of Yogi Berra, who once said, ``It's like deja vu all over again.'' And once more, House Republicans are taking the American people on another reckless, unnecessary, irresponsible legislative joy ride, guaranteed to crash and burn. You did it first in October of 2013 by shutting down the government for 16 days, crashing and burning parts of the American economy, costing us $24 billion in lost economic productivity. Now you are prepared to crash and burn the safety and the security of the American people. Why would you contemplate, Mr. Speaker, such a reckless action, particularly at a time when there are terrorists all across the world who want to kill Americans, including, as recently uncovered, three terrorists at home in New York determined, apparently, to bomb parts of the Coney Island district I represent? Why would you contemplate shutting down the Department of Homeland Security at this moment--or at any moment--simply to satisfy the rightwing thirst of the anti- immigration faction of your party? Let me pause there parenthetically for a moment.…”