Political Quotes

“I thank my good friend and the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Rules for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I just want to, for the record, say there is nothing before us in the rule that has anything to do with any kind of assault weapons ban or policing. This is simply a rule that would waive the 24- hour requirement. Look, to be candid, the Democrats have now opened the door for Republicans to use this in the future to push forward our agenda, which is going to protect the rights and liberties of individual people. I would like to take this time to point out the hypocrisy and the irony I see coming from across the aisle. Let me just talk about that. Madam Speaker, 9 days is all it took before the Speaker reinstated her authoritarian COVID lockdown, proving once again that House Democrats are unable to govern unless they stack the deck. I would also remind my good friend that he consistently referred to these tactics as ``martial law'' during his time in the minority.…”