Political Quotes

“I thank all or our colleagues. This has been a long and interesting path that we have trod. Today I stand in support of the Transportation, Treasury, HUD, Judiciary, and Independent Agencies fiscal year 2006 appropriations bill. This bill also includes the District of Columbia fiscal year 2006 appropriations act. Before getting into the details of the bill, I thank Chairman Knollenberg and his ranking member, Mr. Olver, on the House side. Particularly, I express my sincere appreciation to my ranking member, Senator Murray, for her hard work, thoughtful and bipartisan approach to crafting a good bill, and her unwavering commitment to getting the bill done on an expedited schedule as mandated by the leadership. As all who follow this place know, we have had some bumps on the road over the last several days which forced both House and Senate staff to work throughout a number of nights this week while completing a blitzkrieg schedule in order for us to be able to vote on this measure today. Despite these bumps, we have completed our work, and I compliment Congressman Knollenberg on his commitment and perseverance to work with me to overcome these problems.…”