Political Quotes

On the recordMay 16, 2023
We cannot default and we cannot fail to appropriate.
Said by
Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Coons stresses the importance of funding to maintain U.S. national security.

Share & report

More from Chris Coons

Dec 18, 2024

Madam President, I rise in defense of my colleague from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Bob Casey is sexy. (Laughter.) Being fully bald is not the sole indicator of one's celebrity or sexiness. Although an inspiring quote was just…

govinfo.gov
Mar 31, 2025

To my good friend and colleague, as we transition to comments about the economy, are you familiar with the very first time that Jesus stood in his home synagogue in Nazareth to preach? He read from the scroll a passage from, I believe…

govinfo.gov
Feb 5, 2025

Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleagues in speaking against Russell Vought, who has been nominated to run the most powerful and important Federal organization you never heard of, the Office of Management and Budget, or OMB…

govinfo.gov
Jan 15, 2025

Mr. President, we are about to consider two amendments to the Laken Riley Act. I appreciate the opportunity to speak to amendment No. 23, which would strike section 3 of the Laken Riley Act. I respect that colleagues on both sides of the…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation