Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the Senator's amendment would indiscriminately cut $16 billion from State and USAID, including lifesaving assistance Secretary Rubio said he wants to maintain for the purchase of food from American farmers, programs to counter the PRC influence, and efforts to ensure American businesses are more competitive overseas. This amendment would cut funding for the USAID inspector general by 83 percent, making any waste, fraud, or abuse hard to uncover. And it would gut global health programs like Trump, Rubio, and Musk say they allegedly want to conserve. Not even House Republicans went this far. This amendment would undermine American workers, American businesses, and our national security. I urge a ``no'' vote. Vote on Amendment No. 1266 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question now occurs on adoption of the amendment.”