Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to unequivocally condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the actions of the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi. Just last week, referring to her obstruction of bipartisan targeted relief bills that we could have voted on on this floor, she said: ``Don't characterize what we did before as a mistake. . . . That was not a mistake; it was a decision.'' When asked what had changed, why she is finally coming to the table on COVID relief, her response was simple: A new President. We have known for months that Speaker Pelosi was holding the American people hostage for political gain. I have said it; my colleagues have said it. While Americans suffered under unscientific, foolish lockdowns, Pelosi withheld relief for political purposes--not policy purposes, but political purposes. But we now have a full admission. She said the quiet part out loud. This was never about what was best for the American people, never about honest policy disagreement. It was about preventing President Trump from getting any credit. It was about politics. Speaker Pelosi made a simple calculation. She bet that, if she could keep Congress from reaching a deal on COVID relief, that would hurt President Trump and Republicans and give her more power. Even when Members of her own party asked her to bring commonsense, standalone bipartisan relief measures to the House floor that would easily become law, she refused.…”