“The tariffs raised prices for families and contributed to core inflation.”

Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 11, 2013
In continuing the parliamentary inquiry, is the amount of passion in your voice in opposition to the idea that this bill creates more starving children? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman has not stated a parliamentary inquiry. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time the Speaker has charged us for these unanimous consent requests thus far? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has been charged 1\1/4\ minutes. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Bass) for a unanimous consent request.
Said by
Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
Source
govinfo.gov

Share

Share on XShare on FacebookEmail this quote

More from Sheila Jackson Lee

May 1, 2024

I thank the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee for yielding. I would like to pose a rhetorical question to the gentleman: Where is the wall? Where is the wall that has been talked about now for a decade-plus? I ask because others…

govinfo.gov
Feb 14, 2024

This is Black History Month. This is a moment to recount the journey of African Americans in America. I rise today to speak about H.R. 40, the Commission to Study Slavery and Develop Reparation Proposals introduced by John Conyers almost…

govinfo.gov
Apr 20, 2024

We can do no less than to come to this floor today to be the America that we have been known around the world to have become, and that is a freedom-loving democracy standing for and watching our men and women go overseas, in many instances…

govinfo.gov
Feb 29, 2024

Let me be very clear: We cannot shut this government down. Mr. Speaker, 4 pages, 5 pages, or 20 pages of a stopgap measure, the government cannot shut down. The rules of this House and Senate require the Congress to do its work. As the…

govinfo.gov
View all Sheila Jackson Lee quotes

Other voices in this conversation