Political Quotes

“I wish to rebut some of the arguments. To my colleagues, I ask, if this was so urgent, why didn't the Obama administration request these funds legitimately last year? Why didn't the last Congress fund it? Secondly, the CBO needs to have the actual funds reimbursed so that the savings can be tabulated. And also, Madam Speaker, I hold out this letter from the Under Secretary of State for Management, which says that this construction is primarily the responsibility of the United Nations. They, themselves, are saying that this is not a U.S. host country responsibility. And less than 2 hours ago, we received a letter, finally, from the State Department--even though we've asked for it repeatedly--claiming for the first time ever that the current TEF surplus is 'now approximately $80 million.' It's either the new math or it took the scheduling of the bill on the floor of the House of Representatives to get the administration to effectively admit for the first time that it has already given away $100 million owed back to the U.S. taxpayers. This is an outrage, Madam Speaker. Even now, the State Department doesn't have the honesty to admit its decision but tries to hide behind the U.N.…”