Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her extraordinary service and leadership as the chair of the Appropriations Committee. I commend her and I commend the ranking member for their leadership in bringing this bipartisan legislation to the floor. It was formulated in a bipartisan way. It was voted for in the Senate with a large bipartisan vote just earlier today, and now we will be able to pass this legislation, enroll it in a ceremony, and send it to the President of the United States. Madam Speaker, I thank not only the chair but the chairs of the subcommittees. We call them the cardinals. They have all worked so hard to get us to this place, which will make such a difference. Actually, Madam Speaker, it helps us honor what the Constitution is about. The Preamble said to ``establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.'' So establishing justice, justice in many broad senses of the word: helping hungry families, ensuring people have access to justice and the courts, advancing fairness in health and in the workplace. Ensure domestic tranquility: funding Interior, keeping the commerce and economy of America running smoothly. Providing for the common defense: paying our troops and diplomats and keeping our homeland safe.…”