Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Veasey) for his great leadership in bringing us together in this Blue Collar Caucus. I feel very comfortable. I actually have blue on today. I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Brendan F. Boyle) of the greater Philadelphia area, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Norcross), and myself from the Toledo to Cleveland, Ohio, part of our country to bring to the attention of the American people the fact, for example, that workers in northern Ohio, since the year 2000, earn on average $7,000 less than they did at the beginning of the century. They have taken some great hits. They are hardworking people. They are fighting back, but they need our help. In the last 3 weeks, if we take a look at President Trump's term thus far, we begin to see the real Donald at work, if I might quote one of the news media. After months of grandiose campaign promises to renegotiate NAFTA, bring back American manufacturing jobs, and make America great, we can begin to assess where he is putting his attention. I think this is really important for us, as we represent blue-collar America, what is he doing for them. I think the proof is in his actions, or lack thereof. After roughly 20 executive orders and actions, we see President Trump has a penchant for mediagenic events and moments with a hodgepodge of executive orders, but apparently not sending any legislation up here yet.…”