Political Quotes

“it is profoundly distressing--disappointing, to say the least--that these commonsense amendments have been so cavalierly objected to and have been met only with one-word objections. Although my amendment to strike the emergency designations--all of them drew an objection--pursuant to section 314(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I intend to raise a point of order against these same emergency designations for international disaster assistance and migration and refugee assistance for Gaza. We are, in the end, going to have to acknowledge that we are at a critical juncture, compelled to reevaluate our priorities as a nation and our responsibilities to the American people. Every decision we make must be weighed against the best interests of those we are sworn to serve, not those people abroad but those who are right here at home. Waving the flag of another nation in Congress as you vote to send them tens of billions of dollars doesn't inspire confidence; it creates distrust. As legislators, we fail in our duty if we don't heed the call to prioritize the American people first. So to all out there who find this distressing--the distressed Americans, the distressed carpenters, the distressed plumbers, the distressed poets--I am sorry that we weren't able and willing to secure the border. We should have been able to do that.…”