Political Quotes

“I appreciate my good friend from Texas talking about suicide. If we want to talk about suicide, let's look at the youth of this country. Here is the statistic: The number of ER visits for suspected suicide attempts by 12- to 17- year-old girls rose by 51 percent in 2021 compared to 2019. Suicide attempts are up 51 percent. So let's talk about suicide and let's talk about the effect that these shutdowns are having on our youth. I know my good friend from Colorado said this is just an issue in Chicago when we were talking about Chicago. Chicago is just an example of the shutdowns. There are over 4,500 schools across the country that chose to begin the week of January 2 by shutting down, which clearly disrupted learning. {time} 1300 This isn't just a Republican stat. I have a New York Times article that has even more facts on this. Remember, it was President Biden who promised that he was going to shut down the virus, not shut down the economy and not shut down schools. He has actually done the exact opposite. Here is another statistic. More Americans have died from COVID-19 in 2021 than in 2020. That is under President Biden's watch. We can hear excuses all day long about what can be done, but the fact is this: This is a crisis that Joe Biden and the other party across the aisle own. There is no excuse. They control the White House and the Senate, and they have the majority in the House.…”