Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do appreciate my friend from Georgia's comments. He is right. That bailout of Wall Street was a disastrous mistake. I heard from my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who voted for it and from leaders on both sides of the aisle who pushed for that. The good news is, if you're a big fan of Goldman Sachs, they've made more profit than they've ever made in their history since the new administration took over. They had their best year ever last year. It's tragic that the American people have not done as well as the people who ran their own car off in a ditch and then had their neighbors involuntarily pull it out for them, and now they've used that car to run over the rest of America. It's rather tragic and that continues. I hope my friends have pointed out the injustice that's going on on Wall Street since they donate 4-1 to Democrats over Republicans. They did in the last election and have traditionally. Hopefully, our friends across the aisle will call upon their big donors on Wall Street, which is 4-1 Democrats over Republicans, despite what Americans think. They can check the facts. Hopefully, they'll get with their big donors, and will help them realize that they need to quit taking from America and that we need to get a level playing field. Senator Byrd and the Supreme Court Decision I rise, Mr. Speaker, tonight, not to get into partisan politics, because this is the last 15 minutes before we adjourn for the 4th of July.…”