Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I was prepared to vote for this resolution. Socialism is clearly not the best path for America. Who wants to be associated with Stalin and the others whom this resolution denounces? They were really thugs who were masquerading as socialists. But when the promoters of this worthless resolution rejected the Takano amendment to protect Social Security and Medicare, their goal became clear. They have a long history of rigorously attacking most every new social initiative--originally claiming that Social Security would ``enslave workers'' and ``Sovietize the country''--and they have long denounced Medicare as ``Socialism.'' =========================== NOTE =========================== On February 2, 2023, on page H637, in the second column, the following appeared: initiative--originally claiming that Social Security would enslave workers and sovietize the country--and they have long denounced Medicare as socialism. The online version has been corrected to read: initiative-- originally claiming that Social Security would ``enslave workers'' and ``Sovietize the country''--and they have long denounced Medicare as ``Socialism.'' ========================= END NOTE ========================= Some Republicans would even privatize the Veterans Administration with its socialist structure of government-run hospitals and employees. It is a system our veterans love.…”