Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, back when I was campaigning for Members all across the country, I heard Republicans constantly talking about jobs. Despite the fact that the Democratic majority in the 111th Congress brought America back from the brink of a depression and presided over 10 straight months of private sector job growth, with Republicans obstructing every step of the way, the Republicans insisted they would focus on jobs, jobs, jobs. But something must have happened to the Republicans over the holidays, because for the full month since the opening of the 112th Congress, the Republican majority has done literally nothing to create jobs. Republicans have held votes on 11 bills that do things like denying insurance to people with preexisting conditions and denying security funding to the area around the United Nations building in New York. Not a single one of these votes has created a single job for a single American. Republicans are holding a host of committee hearings on issues like restricting access to women's legal health services and rolling back injured patients' legal rights. Not a single one of these hearings has created or will create a single job for a single American. Today we are talking and talking about a resolution that will instruct committees to conduct oversight, which they are supposed to do no matter what. This resolution would not create a single job for a single American.…”