Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this impeachment against Secretary Mayorkas is a sham. The process was a sham. The charges are a sham. You might wonder, if that is the case, then why go through all of this trouble? Well, last November, a colleague of mine from the State of Texas stood up in this Chamber and asked for one meaningful accomplishment that the Republican Congress has accomplished this session. The answer was nothing. That colleague was not a Democrat on this side of the aisle, but a Republican--a Republican, who asked the question whether somebody could name one meaningful accomplishment. Therefore, the answer to my question: Why does this happen? When you have no record of accomplishment to run on--nothing on education, nothing on healthcare, nothing about creating jobs, nothing on the environment, nothing about keeping people safe--this is what you do. You put on a circus, and that is why we are here today. If we need an example, let's look to the last few days. For years, Republicans have used immigrants as political scarecrows. They are using them like scarecrows to put up in the face of Americans and scare Americans that every single one of these people, including the 6-year- old children, are coming to harm you and hurt you. Since my Republican colleagues have no positive policy solutions, they sell that really hard. You hear it on every radio interview, every television interview. You hear it from the people in here.…”