Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. We are in trying times. We have an erratic administration that operates with the primary, if not exclusive, goal of winning reelection at any cost and a Republican Party willing to do anything necessary to aid in that goal. We are in the midst of a global pandemic that has already upended virtually every facet of our lives. Millions of people are unemployed or facing unemployment, and over 207,000 of our friends and neighbors have died. Many of my constituents are facing eviction or are struggling to find food for their families. The fact that much of this suffering could be alleviated if not for the apathy of Senate Republicans is tough to reckon with, but the American people know who is on their side. This Congress has passed more than 600 bills, and a quarter of them have become law. Over 350 bipartisan bills lie untouched on Mitch McConnell's desk while he focuses all of his energy on confirming as many rightwing judges as he can. We stand ready to negotiate, and we will pass a COVID relief bill every day and twice on Sundays if that is what we have to do to get Mitch McConnell's attention. And we will do it while passing other legislation that is for the benefit of all the American people--not just a select few, not just for those who dodge taxes--because that is what governing is, and that is what we will continue to do.…”