Political Quotes

“this morning--in the early hours of this morning--Republicans voted to save the American taxpayers over $9 billion. Now, predictably, the Democratic leader came to the floor today in the U.S. Senate making false claims. Let's be clear. Emergency alert infrastructure remains funded through the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA. None of that was touched. But let me go through a list of some of the things that Republicans voted to not spend money on--things that have already previously been approved by the Democrats, and every one of the Democrats said: Nope, we want to spend all of that money on these things. How about electric buses in Africa to the tune of $500,000? How about teaching about environmental racism--$7.4 million? How about vegan food programs in Africa? How about $882,000 to fund social media mentorship in Serbia and Belarus? How about $2.1 million for climate resilience in Southeast Asia, in Latin America, and in East Africa? How about $3.3 million for civic engagement in Zimbabwe? The Democrats wanted all of these things to continue to be spent, and the American taxpayers reject all of it. How about $4.4 million for a South Pacific youth climate corps? Who comes up with this way to spend money? Only Democrats who want to spend and spend and spend. And, of course, $6.2 million to address the needs of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia. I am proud of the votes of the Republicans to say these are taxpayer dollars that should not be spent.”