Political Quotes

“What Senator Durbin's career has always been about is making sure that communities are stronger, more inclusive, and give everybody a shot at getting ahead... Any day now, the Senate is going to vote on a bill that will let Republicans revoke previously approved Federal funding for key services and key programs that our people rely on--all so they can follow through on Donald Trump's illegal and disastrous funding freeze he tried to implement earlier. Under their bill, Republicans want to gut over 70 percent--7-0--70 percent of funding for public broadcasting. Now, when you hear the words ``public broadcasting,'' a lot of people, of course, think about the beloved characters Elmo and Big Bird, who are wonderful. I remember that with our kids. At the same time, public broadcasting is a lot more than that. Over the last several years, local newspapers and radio broadcasters have been sidelined in many parts of the country. They just don't have the funds to keep their doors open.”