Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I thank her for her unsurpassed leadership as chair of the Appropriations Committee, for reflecting the values of our country, based on her leadership in terms of listening to the American people and meeting their kitchen-table needs, and, again, advancing us into the future. We said about many of these initiatives: When we pass this, we will be making history. Not only that, we will be making progress, thanks to the leadership of Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, chair of the committee. It is a source of great joy to me because I served on the committee with her, saw her leadership then and now as chair. Let me just describe--people say: What is a minibus? A minibus is a minibus. It is not an omnibus. Sometimes we would have a bill that contained all of the appropriations bills. Omni, all. Omnibus. This is a minibus, which contains six of the bills--six very important pieces of legislation--and hopefully we will move soon to pass the others. With these bills, our Democratic majority advances many of our Nation's cherished principles and priorities, including job creation, expanding opportunity, and protecting health and well-being. Let us salute the masterful Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, a maestro of the appropriations process, who is a constant source of inspiration, leadership, and strategic thinking for all of us.…”