Political Quotes

“Republican leadership has called for a yearlong continuing resolution ahead of next week's government funding deadline. That is a horrible idea. To be clear, the government funding bill should have been completed last year, but House Republicans made the political decision to punt it to this year because my colleagues wanted to wait for President Trump to move into the White House. Mr. Speaker, House Republicans got what the majority wanted but still haven't been able to pass any new funding because their party refuses to accept the responsibility of governing. That is what has led us to this yearlong CR. Both the President and the Speaker have called for a ``clean'' CR, but neither of them can articulate what that means. Not only is Republican leadership struggling to say what my Republican colleagues want to see in it, but a yearlong CR would negatively impact our economy. A yearlong CR creates economic uncertainty and job insecurity because it prevents Federal agencies from making new hires and starting new programs. It delays contracts and applications for grants, which reduce the level of services agencies provide while also increasing costs. It reduces funding for nearly every Federal program that America relies on, such as VA medical care and food assistance programs. Donald Trump and shadow president Musk have already thrown hundreds of thousands of public employees in limbo. A CR would only exacerbate that uncertainty and endanger their livelihoods. Mr.…”