Political Quotes

“first, I extend my thanks to Chairman Shelby and Ranking Member Mikulski for putting together a truly bipartisan bill. I am honored to be a member of the Appropriations Committee and honored to support this bipartisan compromise. This was a difficult bill to put together, but they did very good work to make this a product both sides could support. I thank them for allowing me to be a part of that process. Second, let me acknowledge the remarks of Senator Mikulski, who noted that in many ways the world and the country have changed since this bill was scheduled to come to the floor. Our hearts break collectively in this country for the citizens of Orlando. In particular, for those of us from Connecticut, our hearts break for the people of Orlando because we know in a very real way about the pain that exists there today, and we also know how that pain is really never-ending. The ripples of that pain are unceasing and unrelenting, and they span generations, neighborhoods, and years. Newtown is still putting itself back together and probably will be for a long time, and the same goes for Orlando. Our hearts break for what that community is going through. The world is different today than it was at the end of last week.…”