Political Quotes

“I thank the ranking member, and I also rise today in support of H.R. 1158, as the majority leader did, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020. While this bill is not perfect, as it was also mentioned--and, quite honestly, I have concerns that there is an ongoing trend toward increased spending--I will say that division B of this legislation, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, includes assistance that is critical to law enforcement, the Census, and NASA, among other things. I would like to thank Chairman Serrano, and I thank Chairwoman Lowey, Ranking Member Granger, as well as our Senate counterparts for their leadership, their diligence, and their willingness to come together to form this meeting of the minds to bring this FY 2020 bill to the floor and to fruition. I also want to thank Mr. Serrano's staff--Mr. Bob Bonner, Jeff Ashford, Trisha Castaneda, TJ Lowdermilk, Shannon McCully, Matt Smith, and B.G. Wright--for their hard work and the many long days that were, no doubt, dedicated to helping produce this legislation. I appreciate their cooperative spirit in which they worked with my staff to address so many of the issues that are in this bill. And, of course, I also want to thank my staff for their outstanding work.…”