Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his great work as the chair of the Budget Committee. He knows better than all of us that our Federal budget should be a statement of our national values and that what is important to us as a Nation should be reflected in that budget. I thank Mr. Yarmuth for his leadership and thank his staff for bringing this legislation to the floor. Mr. Speaker, I also thank Chairwoman Nita Lowey, the chair of the Appropriations Committee, and her staff for the important work that they did to help us get to the place we are today. That place is bipartisan legislation which reflects an agreement that is bold, bipartisan, and a victory for the American people. I think we all agree, including the ranking member, that we all want to reduce the deficit, so let us work in a bipartisan way. The national debt, let's work in a bipartisan way to do that. While we are at it, we may want to eliminate the vote on lifting the debt ceiling each year as well because the full faith and credit of the United States of America should never, ever be in question. This agreement was reached, and it will meet the needs of the people whom we are honored to represent, investing in middle-class priorities that advance the health, financial security, and well-being of the American people, and enhancing our national security. Democrats have achieved priorities that we set out from the start. Obviously, we have shared priorities.…”