John Rutherford: “I really appreciate all the hard work that got us here today. Mr. Speaker, I have to tell you, as I sat here on this…”

“I really appreciate all the hard work that got us here today. Mr. Speaker, I have to tell you, as I sat here on this floor listening to the conversation, it reminded me of an old saying that my father had. For many, many years, I heard this: A lie can travel around the world three times before the truth can get up and put its pants on. That was before the internet. Now, after what I have heard today, I would say it is probably more like 100 times that a lie can travel around the world before the truth can get up and put its pants on. I happen to know that House Republicans have been working diligently to fully fund the core Federal Government services so that President Trump and his administration can continue to identify the waste, fraud, and abuse of American tax dollars, protect our border, and support Americans, including our veterans--contrary to what you heard--our military families, first responders, of which I am a former, and our seniors. Most importantly, by passing H.R. 1968, this continuing resolution, we are ensuring that a costly government shutdown does not fall upon the American public. It is our constitutional obligation in Congress to fund the Federal Government, and House Republicans are acting on that duty. Unfortunately, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are not. House Democratic leadership came out in opposition to this bill and spread egregious falsehoods about what this bill does and does not do before it was even printed.…”