Political Quotes

“I thank my good friend, the chairwoman of the full committee, for yielding. I have to say, when he cites that our Founders never envisioned a large government, that is true--there were 13 colonies that became 13 States. I will remind my friend from Kentucky, neither did they ever envision the State of Kentucky. As a matter of fact, what is now Kentucky was claimed and owned by my home State, Virginia. So there are a lot of things that weren't envisioned back in the 1780s that we have to deal with in the 21st century. That is what we are doing here today. Mr. Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity to discuss and advocate for the Preventing Patronage System Act, H.R. 302. Our Federal workforce--the crown jewel of our Federal Government, especially during a pandemic--is comprised of roughly 2 million Federal employees hired on the basis of their acumen, their skill, and their dedication. They work each day for the American people--serving in myriad capacities to improve the Nation and America's posture abroad. These impartial civil servants deliver mail; provide medical care to veterans; help families in the wake of hurricanes and deadly fires; design websites that facilitate access to lifesaving payments like Social Security, unemployment insurance, and tax returns; and they build telescopes that make us rethink what is possible and what kind of universe there is to be explored. This bill, H.R.…”