Political Quotes

On the recordMay 15, 2024
I am ready to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, we have heard about the Senate bill, that it wasn't strong enough. It was strong enough so that Senator McConnell supported it. Senator Lankford, one of the most conservative Senators in the Senate, supported it. It was going to pass until President Trump said: I don't want this problem solved. I want an issue for the election. Then suddenly it was stopped. Then we are told about H.R. 2. H.R. 2 was such a terrible bill that it couldn't get more than 32 votes in the Senate, a Senate with 49 Republican Senators. So don't tell me about H.R. 2. Mr. Speaker, this resolution is cloaked in language ostensibly honoring law enforcement, but it is really just another excuse for Republicans to play politics with the southern border and to sound tough without actually doing anything. I am glad that the kind of thing they are talking about doing isn't being done. They say: Turn back to President Trump. President Trump separated thousands of children from their parents, little children, many whom even today cannot be identified and returned to their parents. I don't think this country wants a return to that kind of policy. Mr. Speaker, I urge Members to oppose this pointless resolution, and I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, once again, I have to remind my friend that the Senate could not pass its bill.…
Said by
Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Share

More from Jerry Nadler

Jun 29, 2025

This bill will put an end to those intimidation tactics, restore transparency, and ensure the public knows exactly who is wielding federal power in our communities.

commondreams.org
Dec 17, 2024

We are going around in circles, but let me just add one thing. We call this the Midnight Rules Relief Act, but it is a big midnight. It extends the entire year, the last year of any President's administration. A whole year, that is hardly…

govinfo.gov
Mar 27, 2025

It is with a heavy heart that I rise today, alongside my colleagues in the New York delegation and many of our other cherished colleagues, to mourn the loss of a giant of the House and a trailblazer for women in public service, Chairwoman…

govinfo.gov
Feb 12, 2025

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 77, the so-called Midnight Rules Relief Act. Despite the bill's title, this legislation is not really intended to address midnight rules at all. Instead…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation