Political Quotes

“First, I want to thank the chairman for his effort to try to figure out how we can stop shutting down the government. When I came up here with Senator Braun 2 years ago, we were in a government shutdown, and nobody wins. It doesn't work for any part of government when government gets shut down. I know, talking to the appropriations chair and ranking member, that they are also focused on making sure of what we can do to make sure we pass budgets, pass our spending bills, and not shut down the government. I want to fight the way Washington has been working. I want to make sure it works for all Florida families, not just career politicians. I have a background in business like Chairman Johnson does. In the real world, if you don't do your job, you don't get paid. It is really simple. If Congress can't accomplish its most basic task--which I believe is passing a budget, appropriations bills, in an orderly fashion--then why should we get paychecks? I think it is pretty simple. When you listen to what Chairman Johnson just said; that the current system in Washington is clearly broken, there is no--a lot of people care about this, but there is no one, ultimately, who has responsibility and there are no consequences and it costs our system a lot of money. Congress doesn't pass a budget. Instead, they just pass temporary measures, and it kicks the can down the road. The thing that has been surprising to me since I got up here is how little of the budget we actually review every year.…”