Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of legislation I have authored to help reduce the size of the Federal footprint. I first would like to thank Chairman Shuster and Chairman Barletta for their ongoing support in this effort, as well as Ranking Member DeFazio and Ranking Member Carson for their help also. This is truly a bipartisan bill. It is a bill that has garnered a lot of support because we have worked with both sides of the aisle, as well as with groups that have a vested interest in making sure that this happens correctly. I also thank Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member Cummings of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for working to bridge the differences between our two committees. Given our trillion-dollar deficit and skyrocketing debt, we have to examine every area of government and look for ways to continue to cut spending. This bill has taken 5 years in the making. It was one of the first actions when I, as a chair of this subcommittee, initially, we held a hearing in the Old Post Office in D.C. It was a January morning with freezing temperatures. We went in to show that this vacant building was sitting there and could be revitalized. Now we are going to see that building not only reopen as a hotel and retail space, but it is going to generate millions in profits for the Federal Government.…”