Political Quotes

“I rise because we are at the crossroads of a constitutional crisis. While I represent and fight for tens of thousands of Federal workers and contractors in my district, this affects every single American. There is a Treasury takeover. Every man, woman, and child's most personal information is in the hands of people who have no real vetting or formal role in our government. They have control of the Federal Government's payment systems. They can now decide which programs, projects, and contractors get funded. That is unconstitutional. Federal agencies authorized by Congress are being cut without any input from Congress. That is unconstitutional. All Federal spending was frozen with little warning to Americans. That is unconstitutional. The Federal workforce is being intimidated and decimated before our eyes, which is illegal. We are damaging our country in a way that could take years, if not decades, to recover. Cutting USAID undermines our standing in the world and keeps us less safe. Cutting funding for agencies and nonprofits that feed kids or run essential services will make us less healthy and less secure. Firing Federal workers and contractors will lead to a brain drain in our government and hurt every single function of our government. This is not rightsizing or downsizing of government. This is dumb- sizing of government. How do I know this? I know these Federal workers and contractors personally.…”