Political Quotes

“this afternoon, as most of us realize now, the Senate has begun debate on amendments to the fiscal year 2019 Defense-Labor-HHS appropriations bill. These are the two largest bills to come out of the Appropriations Committee as a whole. Both of them together make up a great part of all of the appropriations process and the numbers. At the end of last week here, I offered a more detailed outline of the critical funding of this bill for America's military. So I will not repeat myself on that. Today, I simply wish to remind my colleagues of what is at stake with this legislation and our path to success, hopefully, this week. First and foremost, our national security is at stake. Earlier this year, the President signed into law the largest increase in military spending in 15 years. This legislation accelerates that increase and provides our men and women in uniform with the largest pay raise they have seen in nearly a decade. So the No. 1 thing at stake here is rebuilding our military and taking care of our troops. This bill also provides for a wide range of critical domestic priorities, including education, medical research, and funding to combat the opioid epidemic. All are very important to America. Recent history suggests that we face a tall task in passing these bills on the Senate floor. The Senate has not passed a Labor-HHS appropriations bill in more than 10 years.…”