Political Quotes

“Long after other people were evacuated from the gallery, some of my friends and I were trapped there. We saw everything happen. I introduced an amendment to honor those Federal law enforcement people, and do you know what? Republicans could have taken it and voted against it if they wanted to show where they stand, but they didn't. They hid behind a ridiculous assertion of germaneness and essentially silenced our voices. I think we have to be real about what this resolution is, and with great respect to my friend from Colorado, we want accountability of all agencies. They want to defend Federal law enforcement. We want to honor all law enforcement, including those who defended us here at the Capitol on January 6. Let my Republican colleagues call out that it was an insurrection on January 6 and that our Federal law enforcement and local law enforcement that defended us here deserve the same honor that they are planning to give to local law enforcement. Let's honor all law enforcement, and let's take out the references to progressives, which I take great offense to. Mr. Speaker, I vote ``no'' on this resolution, and I call on my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this partisan and, frankly, hypocritical resolution.”