Political Quotes

“The question before the House of Representatives is: Should the House now consider House Resolution 723, the rule that is before us, a rule that we are looking to advance this evening to advance four appropriations bills that, when combined with the appropriations bill we passed in July, would fund 73 percent of government. Meanwhile, the United States Senate has passed no appropriations bills, and in fact, sent a continuing resolution to the floor just now, just this evening, having not done its job to pass appropriations bills. The fact of the matter is the waiver we are talking about here in the rules is a prophylactic waiver that my colleagues used all the time when they were in the majority. They know full well that is what they are doing. This is dilatory. This is purposeful. I would do it too if I didn't have all my folks back for the vote. That is what I would do. That is the reality of what we are talking about here. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle are talking about unfunded mandates. Let's talk about unfunded mandates. Let's talk about all of the subsidies that are going out for electric vehicles to subsidize the elite in this country that make over $200,000 and $250,000 a year. Let's talk about the subsidies, 90 percent of the corporate subsidies going to billion-dollar corporations.…”