Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, the Republicans have reserved a point of order against this motion. Let me be clear about what this means. The Republican leadership does not want a vote on providing proper CHIP funds to our United States territories, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. There may be a point of order against this provision, but it is the same point of order that applies to the Republicans' bill. Do you know what that means? They waive the point of order for their bill, but they will not waive the point of order for this bill. I won't take up too much time, Mr. Speaker. I just want the body to know that the Republican leadership is, once again, rigging the game in favor of the majority. This isn't about hurting me and the Democratic Members of this body, no. This hurts the people who are already struggling in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. {time} 1030 To my friends on the other side of the aisle, you may hide behind procedural tactics, but the fact remains that doing so denies our United States citizens living in the territories the proper funding that the Governor has requested to recover Mr. Speaker, this is the final amendment to the bill which will not kill the bill nor send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. It has been 34 days, Mr. Speaker, since Republicans allowed the Children's Health Insurance Program and Community Health Centers to expire.…”