“Look, as far as the statues are concerned, every state gets two. Any state can trade out, as Sen. [Roy] Blunt [R-Mo.] pointed out, if they choose to. And some actually are choosing to. . . Every state is allowed two statues. They can trade them out at any time. ... A number of states are trading them out now. But I think that's the appropriate way to deal with the statue issue. The states make that decision.”
“They’re trying to clothe this power grab with cliches about “restoring democracy” and doing it “For the People,” but their proposal is simply a naked attempt to change the rules of American politics to benefit one party. It should be called the Democrat Politician Protection Act.”
“We owe it to the American people not to be intimidated by these tactics. We owe it to the American people to underscore that you’re innocent until proven guilty.”
