Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I just heard my colleague--the previous majority and now minority leader, the senior Senator from New York-- talk about a number of things that just reflect on the fact of why he is now the minority leader instead of the majority leader. It is because of the elections in November, and it was an election that was won by Republicans because the previous administration had been the administration of high prices and open borders. So I would like to address those two things today and show why the American people made the right decision in November when they were focused on high prices and an open border. All I need to do is to turn to a headline this morning that talks about how ``inflation cooled,'' how inflation is lower than expected for this past month. The Washington Post headline, ``Inflation cooled significantly in March.'' The Axios headlines, ``Consumer prices fall in March.'' Then CNN, this morning, noted that consumer prices, month over month, dropped for the first time since COVID. Republicans promised to get America back on track. Then, when it comes to the border, remember the headline from the past, ``Migrant crossings soar to near-record [high] levels''? That was by CBS News, on September 21, 2024, about 6 weeks prior to the election. Record-high border crossings were a reality in Joe Biden's final months in the White House.…”