Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), the majority leader and chief author of this legislation. Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this resolution condemning San Francisco for allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections. I want you to imagine for 1 minute that you are an immigrant to this country. You came here the right way. You followed all the rules. And after years of anticipation, after improving your English, passing your citizenship test, declaring your allegiance to the United States and renouncing your allegiance to foreign powers, finally, you are naturalized as an American citizen. In that moment, you undergo a change. You have known many leaders in the past, but in that moment George Washington is your Founding Father. You have experienced many hardships, but suddenly Valley Forge is your winter. The Declaration is your inspiration, and the Constitution is your inheritance. Lincoln is your liberator. Electricity, skyscrapers, and flight are your heritage. The GIs of D-day are your heroes. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke of your dreams. The Moon bears your flag, and our future is your future. Imagine, again, that you are this immigrant. What do you feel the first time you step into a polling place? Actually, we don't need to imagine, because we know of so many naturalized citizens who have come here, played by the rules, and earned their citizenship.…”