Political Quotes

“Let's set the record straight. CRS, hardly a partisan effort, since 2003 reports they spent over $6 million in foreign agencies in this very fund. Imagine that. The facts are only convenient when they help us on our side. If we are going to have a discussion about this, let's put it in the State Department budget and let's talk about it, but let's not hide it in the EPA. Let's keep the EPA's budget and dealings right here in the United States where they belong. They hardly have a track record of success here in the States. I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chairman, I would like to stress again that, in this bill, there is $500,000. And I would also like to stress, when it comes to regulating waters in the Great Lakes, our tributary rivers and basins on the northern border--and I am sure the same thing, I can't speak with as much eloquence as to what is happening on our southern border--we need to have these international interlocutors. I would appreciate the opportunity for my State and for the Great Lakes States to be able to continue the strong partnership with our Canadian partners. I yield back the balance of my time.”