Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Mr. Speaker, once again, Republicans have brought us to the brink of a government shutdown, threatening to cut off essential services for millions of Americans. Instead of addressing the real needs of the American people, Republicans are poised to advance legislation that does little more than advance false Trump campaign rhetoric. Although the majority claims that the bill is necessary to provide oversight of bail funds, the bill provides no oversight. It simply applies criminal penalties of up to 10 years, or 15 years in some cases, for misconduct that is already covered by Federal wire fraud and money laundering statutes. The majority does not even attempt to explain how this bill will live up to its title of ``Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets,'' as the bill has nothing to do with addressing violent crimes. Like the majority's failed hearings in blue cities across the country, this bill is another baseless attempt by Republicans to engage in fear-mongering and to label Democrats as soft on crime while ignoring their own documented red State murder problem, the mountain of data showing that crime has been steadily declining throughout the U.S. under the Biden- Harris administration, and that bail reform policies have not contributed to increases in crime that occurred during the pandemic.…”