Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I also thank her for her outstanding statement of values and what our country is about. I thank her for her extraordinary leadership. I thank all of our colleagues for the unity that we have had over the months when we were having this debate about what this bill would look like. I want to, again, read a letter that Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, and I sent to the Speaker last night--I guess this night, because I think it is very important for people to understand the simplicity of our request, the fairness of our request to the Speaker. It says: ``In the spirit of bipartisanship, we write to again reiterate our sincere desire to ensure that the government remains open and that the priorities of the American people are properly addressed. As you know, Democrats have been clear that we support a budget agreement that ensures that our men and women in uniform have the resources they need to protect our country and that America's middle class and working families have the tools they need to succeed. As part of this agreement, we have always expected that the House and the Senate would address the issue of DACA and our DREAMers.…”