Political Quotes

“Madam President, yesterday I came down to the floor to talk about where we are after nearly 2 years of Democrat control of Congress and the White House. We are, as I noted, in the midst of an inflation crisis with no end in sight. Our economy is weakening. Our energy security is diminished. Violent crime has increased, and we are dealing with record waves of illegal immigration and a serious security situation at our southern border. That is where we are. The question is, How did we get here? The answer lies with Democrats' priorities. The Democratic Party has moved sharply leftward over the past few years. Democrats, of course, have always been on the left side of the political spectrum. But over the past few years, what was once far-left ideology has become the Democrat mainstream. And Democrats swept into office determined to enact a far-left, Big Government agenda. It didn't matter to them that their majorities in the House and Senate were extremely narrow or that President Biden had been elected largely because he was considered to be a moderate. Democrats had a grip on power, however tenuous, and they were determined to use it to enact their most cherished, far-left fantasies. They started off with their $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, filled with unnecessary spending and payoffs to Democrat interest groups. They were warned their legislation ran the risk of overheating the economy and setting off inflation.…”