Political Quotes

“I rise today to oppose a budget resolution my Republican colleagues have put before the U.S. Senate. The American people are worried because of the pure chaos let loose on them by President Trump and the Republican majority--whether it is tariffs, billionaire tax cuts, or a war of choice with Iran. Today, in addition, Republicans have put before the Senate not a bill to help average Americans cope with the higher prices for energy, food, and healthcare caused by their policies but instead a budget resolution that will dump another $140 billion into Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This unpopular and excessive spending comes mere months after Republicans already gave these Agencies a first-of-its-kind slush fund of $140 billion--an amount that is around four to seven times their annual regular appropriations and dwarfs annual funding for programs like SNAP food assistance and housing choice vouchers that actually lower costs for Americans. The good news is that we will be giving our Republican colleagues a chance to correct this issue--to vote for funding and policies that actually help the American people. This includes a measure I intend to offer to rescind the Medicaid cuts Republicans and Donald Trump enacted last summer, which are depriving millions of Americans of health coverage.”