Political Quotes

“Madam President, for over a year, officials in the Biden administration have operated under the assumption that if they keep repeating their far-left propaganda, they will be able to trick the American people into believing that everything is OK. Don't believe what you see. Don't believe what you are reading. Don't believe what you are hearing from friends and neighbors. Just believe us. Everything is fine. Prices aren't high. Crime is not high. The border is not open. Everything is just fine. The problem is, Tennesseeans know better than to believe this. They have figured it out. They know the economy is not in a good place. They know high gas prices are not Putin's fault. They know that spikes in crime and drug overdoses--this is not normal. But most importantly, they know that standing aside and letting the country fall apart is not what a normal Presidential administration does; it is far from it. The White House has worked overtime trying to convince the American people that reports of the chaos along our southern border are exaggerated. This is one of the most dangerous falsehoods the Biden administration has tried to sell, and here is why. In May--May, this month of May--this year, Border Patrol encountered more than 177,000 unique individuals trying to cross the border. Border Patrol doesn't have the manpower or the resources to control this wave of illegal immigration. I know it. I think my Democratic colleagues know it.…”