Political Quotes

“How dare anyone on this floor question the patriotism of Greg Meeks or any Member on our side of the aisle. What often happens with my Republican colleagues is they can't defend the merits of a particular situation. They can't defend the fact that Donald Trump, as candidate, promised not to start any wars, but to stop them--his words, not ours. You can't defend the fact that billions of dollars are being spent every day to drop bombs in the Middle East, but Republicans are unwilling to spend a dime to make life more affordable for the American people. You can't defend the things that have taken place under this administration, the fact that the American people know life hasn't gotten better for them, life has gotten worse. Life has gotten more expensive, less affordable. When you can't defend your policies, you question the patriotism of Democratic Members of Congress. There are patriots on both side of this conflict and this issue. As a matter of fact, we know there are combat veterans on the Republican side and combat veterans on the Democratic side who may share different views about the nature of this conflict.”