Political Quotes

“In response, it is her words that are inflammatory in a day and time that is uncalled for. My view is shared by the National Sheriffs' Association, a leading law enforcement group that opposed her nomination. Ms. Gordon also has a troubling history of denigrating her fellow Americans residing in southern States, as I do. She retweeted an article that asserted the South has rejected nearly everything that is good about this country and has become just one big nuclear waste site of extremely radicalized resentment. That is unheard of. We should not spend another dollar on paying her salary. By the way, she makes $158,500, and when you add all the other things with it, she is probably closer to $200,000. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to adopt my amendment, and I yield the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Smucker). The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Norman). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.”