Political Quotes

“I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise also in support of H.J. Res. 123, which obviously would extend funding for the Federal Government for the next 2 weeks. We have had a highly condensed schedule this year, but the Appropriations Committee has made tremendous progress in an open and very deliberative process as we have moved forward over the last several months. As an example, the Subcommittee on Agricultural Appropriations, which I have the privilege to chair, received input from over 350 individual Members, and we produced our bill in less than 2 months. Just a few months ago, as most of my colleagues here in the House know, the House took up and we passed all 12 appropriation bills. The chairman and the leadership delivered on the promise that they would do so. Now we are coming to the end of the year; there are final negotiations to be done. I and my colleagues agree that a CR is not the best option; however, I would ask my colleagues to support this resolution to ensure that we have basic services that continue for our constituents until we have the final time to complete our work.”