Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman from Minnesota for exposing that facts are very stubborn things. Mr. Speaker, what am I missing here? The Democrat leadership just lectured us on how critical it is for all of us to vote for their huge debt ceiling increase as an obligation, as our duty. Yet Democrat leadership, we are showing, has voted against debt ceilings many times. I have quotes here from their commentary. It would create uncertainty in the overall economy, leading to job-destroying credit downgrades, et cetera, et cetera. Mr. Speaker, this is hypocrisy, and my constituents and the American people are very tired of it. As well, to say that this debt ceiling is for past bills is false. Let's then set the debt ceiling at a responsible level, not at the level which just happens to accommodate the $5 trillion-plus planned reconciliation tax-and-spend bill they are working on. Asking us to raise a credit card limit trillions and have no say at all in how it is spent, Mr. Speaker, that is irresponsible, and I won't be part of it. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me just say to my good friend, the gentlewoman from Minnesota, yes, individual Democrats on occasion have voted ``no'' on the debt ceiling, and the party in control ends up carrying the day.…”