Political Quotes

“The motion to recommit I am offering today is a very simple one. The motion to recommit inserts language into this bill that blames Venezuela's economic, humanitarian, security, and refugee crisis squarely where it belongs, on socialism. This crisis is a direct result of years of socialist policies implemented by the authoritative regimes of Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela should be the wealthiest country in South America. Indeed, it once was. However, like all socialist regimes, Chavez and Maduro ripped power from the hands of their people, depriving Venezuelans of their personal liberties and relegating them to poverty, death, and despair. In socialist countries, the government no longer serves the people; the people serve the government. Venezuela is currently experiencing, according to The New York Times, the worst economic collapse outside of war in the last half-century. The country's economy has shrunk twice as much as the Soviet bloc's economy did during their collapse. Venezuelans continue to suffer from shortages of food, medicine, and simple commodities. Inflation is set to reach 10 million percent this year. Ten million percent inflation? Mr. Speaker, that is unthinkable. Venezuela's economy is so bad and its inflation is so out of control that, according to Bloomberg, a haircut costs five bananas and two eggs. It is absolutely ridiculous. This is what it has come to in Venezuela.…”