Political Quotes

“I thank my good friend from western Pennsylvania. I support Buy American provisions, and, of course, as he mentioned, there is a 1-year provision in this. I just disagree--this is not the process for doing this moving forward. I believe it will kill the bill. This is a good bill. It was carefully negotiated with our counterparts in the Senate and both sides of the aisle. It represents a lot of--months and months of hard work. First, the bill will create jobs. It keeps American jobs in America by strengthening or competitiveness and grows our economy, and it will be including American steel in it. Second, it is a fiscally responsible bill. We fully offset it. It reduces a deficit by a half a billion dollars. Finally, it reasserts congressional authority by restoring the 2-year cycle of considering WRDA bills. It returns us to regular order, preventing unelected bureaucrats from making decisions on our Nation's water infrastructure. So stopping the bill now, I don't think, is the right thing to do. Let's pass it. Let's continue to work together to get strong, Buy American provisions as we move forward, which is something I do support. So I urge a ``no'' vote at this time. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit.…”