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Truth be told, I never expected to be in Congress this long. I always said I couldn't imagine being here longer than 10 years, after every election, I was asked how long I intended to serve, and I never had an answer. Today, I do. This term will be my last.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
I think the reality is that if there aren't enough votes to pass it, the options are to put it on the floor and have it go down or delay the vote, pramila Jayapal'll eventually get it done, but it may take a little more time than next week.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Basically, everything's sort of dependent what happens in the next 48 hours.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
I think our caucus understands that essentially we're all Joe Manchin, and with the margins we have, everybody has the ability to tank whatever we're trying to do. I mean, here we've got four votes, there, we have zero margin, so essentially everybody's in a position to sabotage, whatever we're doing.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I think what we have, John, is we have a situation in which I think a growing majority of our caucus believes that impeachment is going to be inevitable.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
I think she realizes that the path is leading more and more inevitably toward an impeachment process. But she wants to let all these committees do their thing.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
No, I don't think it gives them any more or less leverage. They have leverage, we have to come to an agreement.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
With no Republican votes, we can only lose 17 votes on anything, so, obviously, any caucus can bring down anything on any bill. We have to figure out if we are going to be able to govern or not. This is our first test of it.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
President Donald Trump added nearly $ 2 trillion to our deficits with tax cuts for the wealthy and large corporations, and now it appears President Donald Trump budget asks the American people to pay the price, with severe cuts to essential programs and services that would leave our nation less safe and secure, the Trump budget is as dangerous as it is predictable.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
President Trump added nearly $ 2 trillion to our deficits with tax cuts for the wealthy and large corporations, and now it appears President Trump budget asks the American people to pay the price, with severe cuts to essential programs and services that would leave our nation less safe and secure, the Trump budget is as dangerous as it is predictable.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Rather than being honest and responsible about his budgeting, The President is choosing to deceive the American public yet again.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
I'm not sure there would be enough agreement in the( Democratic) caucus on a specific proposal, but I think that's why these discussions are really important. That's why I think our hearing on the budgetary implications of expanded health care( is) really critical.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
It's fair to say that virtually everything the Democratic majority in the House will be doing for the next two years will be demonstrating a different vision for the country and direction for the country.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The odds of there being a significant slowdown if not a recession are pretty substantial.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We have some members I believe in the caucus who believe in the theory that you can spend whatever you want to spend. And I don't think that's possible.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We have so many threats to the economy going on with trade wars and a slowdown in other (nations') economies, the odds of there being a significant slowdown if not a recession are pretty substantial.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I personally would be very concerned about a massive immediate transition from our current system to everybody in Medicare, that would be so disruptive.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I would say a majority (of Democrats) wants to do something, some kind of Medicare expansion, i've had a number of major corporate CEOs say to me we need to go to Medicare for All.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Thousands of people, who presumably are not in the greatest health anyway, now lose their coverage. People will die.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
If you can make the people afraid, you can make them do anything, that's what Prime Minister Netanyahu was doing. He was trying to make people afraid.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
If you like him, you'll vote for him. If you don't like him, you won't vote for him, in all fairness, I doubt if it will cost him any votes, just like it didn't seem to cost Paul Ryan any votes.
Found on CNN 10 years ago
Just give up the Kentucky delegates and run for president in 49 states.
Found on CNN 10 years ago
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