Political Quotes

“It gives me great pleasure to stand here tonight as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. To be here at such a critical point in our country, in our democracy, on the heels of leaving the South Lawn of the White House where hundreds of people gathered in honor of supporting the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure framework needed when we think about our roads and our bridges and our broadband. Tonight, we are so honored to be here. To our chair of this night's Special Order hour, ``Breaking News,'' I thank Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who is anchoring tonight and yielding to me. Madam Speaker, let me just take this point of personal privilege to thank her. I thank her for her leadership and say to her and all of her constituents watching: Texas is all the better because of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. When I think of someone leading and talking about Build Back Better, talking about how great this is for America, thank you for being part of that leadership. Now, tonight, let me simply say, Madam Speaker, when I look to build back better, I see the faces of the Congressional Black Caucus, six chairs of major committees. So let me do breaking news. Breaking news, when we look to build back better housing, we know, across America, that we have a housing problem. We know that we needed more dollars going into housing, vouchers, and affordable housing.…”