Political Quotes

“This amendment does one thing, it would prohibit funding for the Art in Embassies program. At a time when the government is nearing a shutdown, we don't need the State Department spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on paintings and sculptures. During the shutdown at the end of 2018, the State Department spent $84,000 on a Bob Dylan sculpture. Mr. Chair, I submit to you, I did not know Bob Dylan was a sculptor, his real name is Bobby Zimmerman. He did have a song out when he became a Christian for a while that was called ``Gotta Serve Somebody.'' We need to be serving the taxpayers up here, and obviously we are not. We are $33 trillion in debt. The State Department can continue its work without expensive art throughout our embassies. The government needs to cut its budget, and there is no better place to start than on unnecessary and high-priced art galleries for the State Department. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time. {time} 1900”