Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, yesterday we learned that the Trump administration tried to limit former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates' testimony on Russian interference in the 2016 election. As reported in The Washington Post, Sally Yates and former CIA Director John Brennan had made clear that their testimony would contradict statements that have been made by officials at the White House. The hearing at which they were to testify has now been canceled, and all of us have a responsibility to ask why. If there is nothing to hide about his ties to Putin's Russia, then why doesn't President Trump want Sally Yates to testify? If there is nothing to hide, then why does President Trump continue to withhold his tax returns? If there is nothing to hide, then why won't President Trump make public the visitor logs at Mar-a-Lago? We are now in day 68 of the Trump administration. Each day, more and more information emerges about ties between Vladimir Putin's regime and Trump's inner circle, and the Trump campaign officials. Each day, the White House scrambles to contain the damage. It is time for the President to come clean with the American people. Mr. President, let Sally Yates testify. Mr. President, release your taxes. Mr. President, let's see the guest logs at Mar-a-Lago. And Mr. President, support an independent, bipartisan commission to get to the bottom of this. The American people deserve answers. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair reminds Members to address their remarks to the Chair.…”