Lois Capps: “I just flew over 3,000 miles from the central coast of California to support this important bill. This budget bill is a…”

“I just flew over 3,000 miles from the central coast of California to support this important bill. This budget bill is a victory for the American people. It is a victory over mindless partisanship, and it is a terrific victory for education. Providing our local school districts with additional qualified teachers is an important step in the right direction. Next year we must come back and help our local communities to build new classrooms and to modernize their schools. This budget is a victory in the fight against disease. As a nurse, I am thrilled that Congress is giving vigorous support to critical research on Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and ALS. Next year we must come back, take on the HMOs, and pass a strong patient's bill of rights. This is a good bill. I urge my colleagues to pass it.”