Political Quotes

“I come to the House floor today to join my colleagues from the great State of Ohio. I come here because we have a statement that we want to make to voice to not only the citizens of Ohio but to this great country. I am honored to join Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur and Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, two women who have been in the battle for our citizens, but, more importantly, for our students, for education, and for our teachers. So today, Mr. Speaker, I demand that Betsy DeVos, President-elect Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, repay the $5.3 million-- yes, Mr. Speaker, I am going to say that again--$5.3 million in fines owed by her political action committee, All Children Matter, to my home State of Ohio. The PAC's contempt for Ohio campaign finance laws by illegally funneling contributions from a nationwide PAC to an unregistered Ohio affiliate is troublesome. And its refusal to pay these fines to the State of Ohio is disgraceful as the debt is nearly a decade old. Can you imagine what would happen if a student refused to pay something that they owed to a university or to the State? I don't have to answer that. We all know what would happen. Mr. Speaker, I ask: How can the public trust Ms. DeVos to ensure borrowers repay their student loans in a timely manner when the group she chaired failed to pay fines that were imposed nearly a decade ago? The fines owed to the State of Ohio--the $5.3 million--belongs to the taxpayers of Ohio. And every time, Mr.…”