Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend, the vice chair of our Conference, for his leadership on these important issues. Mr. Speaker, Mark Twain once said: Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it is deserved. From Joe Biden's self-induced crisis at our southern border to the repeated assault on American energy to foreign policy blunders, this administration's policies have been a disaster for our country. It seems every decision coming from this White House from a national security standpoint and an economic standpoint makes the United States weaker and more vulnerable both here and abroad. Even the latest LNG export pause is of great concern to our European Union allies, who stopped purchasing natural gas from Russia because they invaded Ukraine and are now counting on the United States. They are rattled by this White House's so-called pause. The whole country now knows that we, the United States of America, are allowing a record number of potential threats into our country at our southern border, including deadly drugs, terrorists, human trafficking, and crime. On top of the nearly 10 million persons here illegally who have crossed the border under Joe Biden's watch, 361 individuals were on the terrorist watch list. How many were there under the previous administration, under the Trump administration, over a 4-year period? Just 11. Why has there been a 3,000 percent increase in terrorists crossing our border?…”