Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, after the chaos and potentially--well, definitely criminal behavior that we saw here last week, there is no trust left between this administration and the majority of the American people. The stability of our executive branch is a foundational piece of our democracy. This administration has failed or refused to uphold the most basic duties of protecting our Constitution and our national security or of respecting the coequal branches of our government. Wednesday's bloody attack proved that this administration is an imminent and continuing danger to our country even in the waning days of this Presidency. I am heartbroken for our country but more determined than ever to fight to preserve our democracy. Mr. Speaker, I call on Vice President Pence and the Cabinet to do the right thing. I call upon our colleagues to do the right thing: to put our country before the interests of any one man and to join us in ending this failed Presidency. Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to support the rule and the underlying legislation. The material previously referred to by Mr. Cole is as follows: Amendment to House Resolution 38 At the end of the resolution, add the following: Sec. 5. Immediately upon adoption of this resolution, the House shall proceed to the consideration in the House of the bill (H.R. 275) to establish the National Commission on the Domestic Terrorist Attack Upon the United States Capitol.…”