Political Quotes

“I was on the plane--Southwest Airlines to be specific--this particular Monday, flying up from Oklahoma City to Washington, DC, to be able to come here to the office, begin to do a week of work. The plane was absolutely filled with people coming in that also work in DC in different Agencies, lots of tourist groups that are actually coming up, groups of students that are here. All kinds of folks were on the plane because they were coming to Washington, DC, because it is the Nation's Capital. It is the Nation's Capital and the spot where the entire world--every diplomat from every country--comes to Washington, DC, to be able to meet with Members of the Senate, Members of the House, the President, and the Executive team. They come to be able to interact because this is the central point of the government of the United States. They expect to come and to be able to see the White House, be able to see the Capitol, be able to tour around phenomenal Smithsonian institutions and be able to see that. This is what they also see when they come to Washington, DC, now. That is the common view that is also around the city because, in the last few years, since the ``defund the police'' movement took over the city council, the city council in Washington, DC, did several things. They took out student resource officers in schools, saying that SROs--the student resource officers in schools--they were what they called a pipeline from school to prison.…”