Political Quotes

“With this body back to work this week, I was hoping we would be here to work and to address the ongoing health and economic crisis. Unfortunately, that is not the case. While small businesses and hardworking Americans struggle to get by, we are spending what little time we have left during this Congress voting on marijuana legislation. Mr. Speaker, we need to get our priorities straight and start governing responsibly. And we can do that right now by reopening the applications for the Paycheck Protection Program, which still has $133 billion available to small businesses and workers trying to get through this crisis. Luckily, there is a way around the obstruction that currently exists in this body. I am one of the 186 members on the discharge petition that would bring H.R. 8265 to the floor for a vote. This commonsense legislation would reopen the applications for the Paycheck Protection Program and give small businesses access to unspent money. Members of this body know how important this bill is in this current situation. It is a shame that those who set the floor schedule are focused on advancing partisan priorities rather than rising to meet the challenges facing our workers and small businesses. ____________________”