Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding me the customary 30 minutes for debate, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, 2 legislative days--really a day-and-a-half now--remain before Congress recesses for 5 weeks. Here we are, yet again, considering a piece of partisan legislation designed to fill up floor time, which has little to no chance at all of becoming law. It is unconscionable that the majority continues to waste legislators' and the American people's time with bills such as the Regulation from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act--they really do name things nice around here, the REINS Act--when critically important work is left to be done. Just a few moments ago, the minority whip spoke to three issues; I include them in my commentary, but largely, one that all of us ought be interested in is the highway trust fund, which will become insolvent on August 1 if those of us sent here to Washington to govern do not come up with a solution. Instead of focusing on priorities like eliminating corporate tax loopholes to ensure that we have the money to fund projects to repair our Nation's deteriorating roads and bridges, House Republicans passed yet another short-term patch that the Senate has refused to take up. The majority's dysfunction and inability to govern is having a real impact on hard-working Americans. Today marks the 204th day of the Republican-led 114th Congress.…”