Political Quotes

“I do rise in support of this amendment. The amendment improves the bill by including addressing several important Republican priorities, especially in division B. For example, it increases the funding for school hardening measures under the STOP School Violence Act. It offsets this cost with a reduction of unauthorized appropriations for a new program that is included in the bill that will provide lawyers for undocumented immigrants arriving at our southern border. The amendment also strikes a provision in the bill that would restrict the data of the Census Bureau that it can provide to the American people. The American people deserve more information when it comes to the Census, not less. The Trump administration has rightly made developing complete and accurate data on the U.S. population a top priority. In addition, this amendment highlights the important work of the Department of Commerce in advancing U.S. leadership in space. Finally, the amendment would increase funding for NOAA's Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System. In closing, Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend the sponsors of this amendment for their efforts to highlight important, yet sometimes overlooked, priorities that very much improve this bill, and I recommend a ``yes'' on the amendment.”