Political Quotes

“Mr. President, it wasn't too long ago when Republicans made a promise to ourselves and to the American people that before we sent another dollar, another dime, another nickel, another penny to Ukraine, we would ensure that our own house was in order, that our own country was secure, that our own border was secure, that we would pass a real border security measure. And yet here we are, months later, preparing to dispatch nearly $100 billion. If you say it slowly, you sound a little bit like Dr. Evil in the original Austin Powers movie--$100 billion to foreign countries while the security of our own homeland languishes. House Republicans have broken their promise and at least a critical mass of them, under the direction of House Republican leadership, have betrayed the American people because they have gone back completely on what they--what we--promised. Tonight, we are seeing the same movie played out on the Senate floor. This occurs at a time when about 60 percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, and yet Congress continues to add to a national debt that is about to blow past the $35 trillion mark. How can we justify this to the American people as a Congress? Are we really more concerned with the borders of a foreign country-- Ukraine--and with foreign wars around the world than we are with the safety and the security of the United States and its citizens?…”