Political Quotes

“I thank my good friend, the distinguished gentleman from the Badger State, for yielding some time, as well as for the leadership that you have continued to provide, week after week, in the context of this Congressional Progressive Caucus Special Order, and on behalf of the people that you represent, and indeed, people all across America, in bringing issues to the forefront that we, in this House of Representatives, should be dealing with in order to improve the quality of life of everyone who we represent. Now, unfortunately, I stand today on the House floor again, finding myself in a situation where the only obstacle to progress is the House GOP majority. Once again, we are placed in a situation where the American people could stand to benefit from congressional action, but, because of obstinacy and obstruction on the other side, you have got close to 2 million long-term unemployed Americans who find themselves in a distressed financial situation. Now, earlier today we were informed that a bipartisan agreement was reached in the Senate and, hopefully, that means we will see progress in that Chamber at some point this month, which means that we have a real opportunity here in the House of Representatives to act in a manner that would benefit long-term unemployed Americans. Why should we do that?…”