Political Quotes

“I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 minutes. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, there are many of us here in Congress who want to build a better America, a stronger America, a healthier America. And there are many of us here who are willing to work and fight to move our country in that direction forward, which is the direction the American people want to go. For most Americans, for families and communities all across this country, protecting the air we breathe and the water we drink is an essential role of government. The American people expect Congress to protect the public's health from polluters who are all too willing to reap larger and larger profits as they pump poison into our air and water. We hear all too often the cries of ``burdensome regulation'' from those who defend the polluters. But rarely do we hear the cries of ``burdensome asthma'' or ``burdensome cancer'' from average Americans who all too often suffer in silence when they are sick because the air, water, or land they need has been poisoned. My Republican colleagues are very content to cut funding and place riders on the enforcement of environmental standards to make life easier for the polluters.…”