Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, can I inquire about the amount of time remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Connecticut has 5 minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Texas has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, this is an extraordinary time in our Nation's history. We are watching families today who are in the most serious economic and healthcare crises of their lives. What this pandemic has exposed are the serious, serious inequities that exist, the racial inequities that exist. What is becoming clear, from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, is that there are two classes of people. We have essential workers, who I pointed out are the grocery workers, the transit workers, the sanitation people, the retail workers who clock in and out every single day and who have to be on the job, and they have been told if they don't show up, they don't get paid. But they have kids; they have families. What is the main responsibility of a parent? The pride you take in making sure that your children are safe, that they are secure, that you are doing all you can for them to be able to survive. So, what is your choice? Leave your kid by themselves? You can't take them to work. You know, I had a lengthy conversation, almost 2 hours, on the phone with farmworkers in our country. Know what they do without access to childcare?…”