Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding in a very gracious and generous way. More importantly, I want to thank her for her tremendous leadership as chair of the Appropriations Committee to bring a bill to the floor that has shared values, meeting the needs of the American people. And I want to commend Ranking Member Kay Granger for her leadership, as well, so that we can have strong, bipartisan support in meeting the needs of the American people. I congratulate Madam Chair for getting all of our bills done this summer. The gentlewoman worked around the clock and across the aisle to overcome any opposition and to craft a strong appropriation package that we are bringing to the floor. As the gentlewoman mentioned, I am an appropriator, and when I served on committee I had always said to the administration and to others: When left to their own devices, our appropriators can get the job done. They have experience in working in a bipartisan way, they understand everyone's concerns, regional needs, and the rest, and that we must by the clock get the job done. I thank the gentlewoman for doing that and making today possible. Madam Speaker, this weekend I was pleased to join a bipartisan delegation to observe the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. We spent time in Luxembourg and in Belgium where so much of that conflict took place. We met with the leaders of the community, the king, the queen, and the archduke; and that was all wonderful.…”