Political Quotes

“Let me thank our ranking member, Mr. Fattah, for his tremendous leadership on the subcommittee. Also, I want to thank Chairman Wolf, first of all, for your years of service and for so much of your hard work on this bill and so many other issues. We have worked together for so many years. Your legacy in this body will continue for many, many years. You have made such a positive impact on the lives of so many people, not only in our own country, but throughout the world. So thank you again for your service. Let me thank also our staff on both sides of the aisle for their assistance, for their support, their very astute understanding of this bill, and for helping us put together this amendment, which is really very simple, and hopefully Members on both sides of the aisle can support. It would increase funding for Second Chance Act programs by $3 million, offset from the justice information sharing technology and the Bureau of Prison salaries account. I have to once again thank the chair and Ranking Member Fattah for funding the Second Chance Act to the President's request in this bill. Now, more than ever, we need strong investments in bipartisan and proven effective programs like the Second Chance Act. Congressman Danny Davis from Illinois has been such a leader on this issue and has fought for many, many years to make sure that Second Chance Act not only is authorized, but it is funded.…”