Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 1, 2021
I think the parliamentarian should be overruled. That is not unprecedented as you know. Hubert Humphrey did it in 1967 and 1969. Roosevelt did it in 1975. These are certainly unprecedented times, where we could thank the parliamentarian for her opinion. It is an advisory opinion and then we could still include it in the minimum wage bill.
Said by
Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal supports overruling the parliamentarian's advisory opinion to include the minimum wage in the bill.

Share

More from Pramila Jayapal

Aug 18, 2026

We need to build a durable and lasting coalition of progressives that can take on the right-wing forces and answer them with the necessary call of the people.

commondreams.org
Jul 22, 2026

“I want to be very clear: their bill does not block insider trading, no matter what it’s called,”

iowacapitaldispatch.com
Jul 23, 2026

From the beginning, this war has had no clear mission, no strategy, no end goal. Congress has not been consulted,"

npr.org

Other voices in this conversation