Political Quotes

“Words matter. We have heard many words over the course of these last weeks. Still, what strikes me are the words that are missing from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, a gaping hole in this conversation, the words they cannot or will not mouth, defending a President's conduct, conduct that threatens our constitutional order. So, Madam Speaker, I ask: When is it ever right for a President to coerce a foreign power to interfere in our elections? When is it ever right for a President to intimidate a foreign leader into announcing false investigations into a political rival? When is it ever right for that President to withhold congressionally appropriated aid to that country at the expense of its national security and our very own? And when is it ever right for a President to block a coequal branch of government from investigating this scheme to cheat an election? The answer, of course, is never. But that word does not come trippingly from the tongues of those who are making the choice to stand behind a man whose behavior is not worthy of your tortured words. By our vote today, we are speaking to future Presidents and to future generations. We are declaring that we will not tolerate foreign interference in our Presidential elections. Americans alone will determine the outcome. And we will not permit a President to order the complete defiance of a coequal branch of government.…”