Political Quotes

“I thank the chairman. It is the great State of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, for the last year, Joe Biden and the Democrats have completely controlled our government in Washington. Their first order of business when they took power was to ram through Congress almost $2 trillion in Federal spending under the so-called American Rescue Plan. When this bill became law last March, Democrats said it was necessary to fight the coronavirus. Ten months later, our country is still dealing with the same problems Democrats claimed their bill would solve. COVID tests are sold out at drugstores, and testing centers have hourlong lines. Not even Kamala Harris can give a straight answer about when Americans will receive at-home test kits. Is it this week? Is it next week? Is it sometime in the future? I don't think she knows. We have overwhelmed hospitals that are struggling to treat patients due to staffing shortages. Corrupt teachers' unions are forcing students out of the classroom and bullying parents. Businesses of all sizes and across industries cannot find enough workers to keep up with the demand. Madam Speaker, the American Rescue Plan failed miserably to address or prevent these issues. That is because it mostly focused on funding liberal special interests instead of targeted pandemic relief. This whole debacle confirmed two things: Congress cannot spend its way out of a problem, and Democrats will always use a crisis to advance their political agenda.…”