Political Quotes

“To ask that the words be stricken. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts will be seated. {time} 1815 Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the offending words. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Massachusetts? There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the offending words are withdrawn. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I say for the Record that this is the second time there has been an attempt to silence me by the freedom- loving Republican Conference. So much for the First Amendment. Mr. Speaker, I get it. They are desperate to distract from their failures. Their own Members are saying that they have done nothing, and clearly they have deserted the American people in deference to Trump. I get it. They want to distract from Project 2025. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will remind Members to refrain from engaging in personalities toward presumptive nominees for the Office of President. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am trying to think of what I can say. I get it. They want to distract from Project 2025, distract from their own nationwide abortion bans, distract from their giveaways to big donors of special interests, and what do we get? We get unserious stuff like this on the floor. I say to the American people: You might not agree with Democrats on everything. You might not think we are perfect, but we are focused on our job.…”