Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I want to welcome you to tonight's Congressional Black Caucus Special Order hour that will examine the negative impact of President-elect Trump's nominations for the position of U.S. Attorney General, Secretary of Education, and Secretary of Health and Human Services. Let's be honest here, the 2016 Presidential election showed us both the worst and the best of American politics. The most disturbing development of the election season, of course, was the President- elect's campaign that was an ``us versus them'' type of campaign that really divided the Nation. It was really sad for people to see that on display. On November 9, after winning the Presidency, the President-elect tweeted: ``Such a beautiful and important evening! The forgotten man and woman will never be forgotten again. We will all come together as never before.'' But will he keep his promise of doing all that he can to repair our divided nation? So far he has been very disappointing. And when you look at the nominations of Senator Sessions, Betsy DeVos, and Tom Price to key positions in his administration, it seems like he has forgotten, that he has forgotten and ignored our Nation's dark history of oppression, particularly to the African American community. {time} 1930 The President-elect's nominees represent everything that the Congressional Black Caucus has vehemently fought against.…”