Political Quotes

“I want to thank my colleagues, particularly Leaders McConnell and Schumer and Vice Chairman Leahy for their help in moving this package. The conference report before the Senate accelerates the rebuilding of America's military and provides our men and women in uniform with the largest pay increase in nearly a decade. It also increases NIH's budget by $2 billion and provides critical resources to combat the opioid epidemic. And, it contains no poison pill riders. On the whole, the conference report tracks very closely with the Senate version of this package, which passed by a vote of 85 to 7. I hope it will receive the same level of support today and urge my colleagues to vote yes. If this conference report is signed into law next week when the House returns, we will have funded 75 percent of the Federal Government before the end of the fiscal year. And it will be the first time in a decade that our military will not be operating under a continuing resolution at the beginning of a new fiscal year. What a remarkable turn of events from just 6 months ago, when the entire government was funded in one omnibus spending package--6 months behind schedule. I think it is important to give the President some credit here for the progress we are making. He has been adamant about the need to rebuild our military and fund the government in a deliberate manner.…”