Political Quotes

“I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, Republicans are saying the quiet part out loud. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include in the Record a Rolling Stone article from today titled: ``GOP Rep. Explains Impeachment Push: `Donald J. Trump 2024, Baby!''' [From RollingStone, Dec. 13, 2023] GOP Rep. Explains Impeachment Push: `Donald J. Trump 2024, Baby!' (By Nikki McCann Ramirez) House Republicans will vote Wednesday on whether to formalize their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The party has struggled to gin up a legitimate rationale for moving forward with the inquiry, which has yet to produce any credible evidence of wrongdoing, but one Republican is saying the quiet part out loud. When Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) was asked Tuesday on Capitol Hill what he's hoping to gain from an impeachment inquiry, Nehls responded: ``All I can say is: Donald J. Trump 2024, baby!'' Video of the encounter was obtained exclusively by Rolling Stone. When reached for additional comment on Wednesday, Nehls said in a statement to Rolling Stone that Republicans ``will follow the rule of law and go where the facts lead us.'' Nehls is one of Trump's most ardent supporters in Congress, and even floated the former president as a potential House Speaker after Republicans booted Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the role in October.…”