Political Quotes

“Madam President, I did not intend to speak on Secretary Mayorkas, but I want to say a few words before I get to the content of my speech. What I would say is that I respectfully disagree with my colleagues and my friends on the Republican side of the aisle and with the politics that are being played. I was the Governor of the State of West Virginia, and I made an awful lot of appointments under what we call will and pleasure. I asked the State senate to confirm people I thought would work and do a great job for the people of West Virginia. It was my responsibility. If it went wrong or they did not basically fulfill their duties, that was my responsibility. If they had criminal charges brought against them, whether they were civil or criminal, then the courts would take it. They have a right to remove, and I would have been respectfully obligated to remove. And, if not, they had a right to impeach. We are not there. Everyone seems to be upset that Secretary Mayorkas, whom I know to be a good man, is being ostracized for doing the job he has done, that he has been basically directed to do by his boss, the President of the United States. If you are unhappy, go to the polls. It is the boss, OK? That is where it is. I think it has been a disaster. The first 2 or 3 years, right now, have been a disaster. I have asked--I have begged--the President to change: Secure our border. It has to be secured. It is the most dangerous thing we face.…”