Political Quotes

“I too want to join and thank Representative Veasey and Representative Plaskett for this opportunity. Tonight, I stand with my colleagues urging support of policy solutions that will ensure our communities have unfettered access to the ballot box and to call for solutions to Republican-led attempts to suppress minority voting rights across the country. Additionally, I must state my view of the recent action taken by President Trump which I assert has reduced the national trust in our democracy. In the short time since President Trump has taken office, he has set forth a national security plan that would require broad spending increases. He has set forth an executive order to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement in place. He has seemingly put us directly at odds with Mexico, our bordering country, due to a wall that he has set forth as one of his key proposals, and then expected and even demanded that they actually pay for it. He has ignored the facts and has declared that 3 to 5 million people allegedly voted fraudulently in the election. And last, but certainly not least, he has set forth an executive order banning travel from Muslim countries and suspended the refugee program, an action that makes our Nation less safe.…”