Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his extraordinary leadership. Mr. Speaker, today Republicans will vote to pass a continuing resolution that hollows out our Nation's commitment to the health, education, and economic security of America's working families. Instead of working constructively in a bipartisan way to meet the needs of the American people, Republicans are trying to starve the domestic budget with a partisan bill--I am going to focus on veterans here--that cuts nearly $23 billion in veterans' benefits in addition to slashing even more money from healthcare and affordable housing. Indeed, the Republican CR is a betrayal of America's veterans with devastating cuts to initiatives that care for our veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances. Our Nation's sacred promise is just as the military says: On the battlefield we leave no soldier behind, and when they come home we leave no veteran behind. With this bill, Republicans have broken that promise. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this betrayal of our veterans, and I urge my Republican colleagues to join Democrats at the negotiating table to get serious about the peoples' business. Vote ``no.''”