Political Quotes

“I have no additional speakers, and I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, 80 percent of Americans say inflation is the most important issue facing the country, that is according to ABC News/Ipsos poll. We can't get 80 percent of the American people to agree on anything in our political discussion, but they agree that this economy and this inflation are problematic. We have been given our marching orders. Congress must act to address skyrocketing prices and provide relief to struggling families. That is what the American people are telling us we should be focused on. Instead, here we are debating a messaging bill that stands no chance of becoming law. I have already run through a long list of bad things in this bill. I did that in my opening, so I would rather spend the rest of my time discussing what western North Carolinians are most worried about, what my constituents are most worried about. In the core part of my district known as the Catawba Valley, the cost of housing alone has increased more than 15 percent since last year. Where I live in the Lake Norman region, local food banks are struggling to keep up with the surging cost of food and increased demand stemming from those costs. One food bank operator said: ``We are out of staples.'' That is a frightening thing. They also added: We are tired of high grocery bills.…”