Political Quotes

“The gentleman from Texas (Mr. O'Rourke) and I have spent the last 2 years working on a number of projects together. We have worked on the bilateral relationship between the United States and Mexico. We have worked on border security together. We have worked on trade. We have worked on support to veterans and those in our military. In the last 36 hours, I learned that there is a broader set of issues that we can work together. He got me to a point where I recognize that something like a hiring freeze may not be the most efficient way. I think one of the folks that were watching the live feeds over the last 36 hours said: Let's use a scalpel rather than a sledgehammer. I think that is pretty good advice. He recognized that having the ability to get someone out of the government who is not performing to the level that we need them to perform needs to be done in an efficient and quick manner. This is one example of how, in our positions, we realized we agreed on more than we probably thought from the outset. The gentleman from Texas (Mr. O'Rourke) prides himself and has been really a champion of veterans in the great State of Texas as well as the rest of the country. The only time I saw him get a more passionate look or a bigger smile on his face was when he was talking about doughnuts or his wife, actually. Seeing him talk to his lovely wife and his children and see his face light up was really amazing and heartwarming.…”