Rep. Jordan: ‘This Has Always Been About Politics, and Today’s Actions by the Speaker Just Confirm That’

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JORDAN: “The Leader and Jim are exactly right. This has always been about politics, and today’s actions of the Speaker just confirm that. But frankly, and I’ve said this before, what else are they going to talk about? I mean, they sold folks on the January 6 Committee. What else are they going to talk about? Are they going to talk about crime, the fact that crime is up in every major urban area in this country? They going to talk about the border crisis? I mean, think about this: March was the highest month on record for illegal crossings until April. April was the highest month on record until May. May was the highest month on record until June. Can't talk about that. They're going to talk about inflation? They're going to talk about the fact that the price of eggs is up, the price of milk is up, the price of bread is up, the price of gas is up, the price of an airline ticket is up, the price of a use — the price of everything is up? They can't talk about that. So they're going to be partisan and they're going to focus on this. But, as the Leader said, and as Mr. Banks said, I don’t think they’re going to address the fundamental question. The fundamental question of why wasn’t there a proper security presence at the Capitol that day. They're not going to address that. And only one person can answer that question, only one: Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.”