Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, if my friend from Massachusetts is worried about energy prices in Boston, there is an easy solution. You can import liquefied natural gas from Pennsylvania, which is cheap and abundant. Unfortunately, Democrats in New England and New York have refused to build the Constitution Pipeline, which would actually bring LNG into New England. Instead, people in Boston are paying higher prices for the petroleum that is coming in from tankers from--guess where--Russia. Again, just complete circular logic from my friends across the aisle. Now, let's talk about not only the high energy prices that the middle and working class have to pay because of Democratic policies but also how real wages are down. Inflation-adjusted average hourly wages were $11.39 when Biden took office. They are now at $11.04, meaning that Americans have seen a 3.1 percent pay cut under Biden. You might think that it is only 3.1 percent, but let's talk about inflation. Prices have risen 17.4 percent since President Biden took office. That is roughly a 20 percent cut, so who is really working for the middle class and looking out for the working class? It is not President Biden. You also have another crisis, which is totally ignored, and that is the immigration crisis. Before I yield to my good friend from New York, let's just talk about New York. In New York, the immigration crisis has led to over 100,000 migrant arrivals in 2022, which the mayor says is destroying the city.…”