“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 10, 2020
Probably the most asinine thing we do are these government shutdowns.
Said by
Brendan Boyle
Democratic · Pennsylvania
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Boyle criticizes government shutdowns as a recent and unnecessary phenomenon.

Share

Share on XShare on FacebookEmail this quote

More from Brendan Boyle

Jul 15, 2025

President Trump promised to bring prices down. Instead, he and Republicans have made things worse.

commondreams.org
Jun 9, 2026

My hope is that for America’s 250th anniversary, this will be more of a focus on what our next 250 years look like, rather than just a wonderful commemoration of the past quarter of a millennium.

penncapital-star.com
Apr 9, 2025

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Rutherford). The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 2 minutes remaining.

govinfo.gov
Apr 3, 2026

This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'

nbcnews.com
View all Brendan Boyle quotes

Other voices in this conversation