Political Quotes

“I thank my friend from Texas not just for the time, but for the work he is doing to try to fund the responsibilities of the government. I have been in this institution for 4 years, Madam Speaker, and I have grown to love this institution. I have grown to love the people who serve in this institution, and it is disappointing to me to see some of the tempers that boil over here and have that on display for the American people. The truth is those tempers boil over, Madam Speaker, because folks here care. They don't care a little; they care a lot. What I have been grappling with as we have been going through this process--and the Appropriations Committee has been working so hard--is how do we bring our passion to the President's desk in a way that can make a difference for our people back home. I look at the chairman of the Appropriations Committee here and the ranking member. For Pete's sake, they passed a bill out of committee on this issue last summer. To watch this debate, you would think that the Congress is so derelict that we put everything off until the eleventh hour. Not true, Madam Speaker. Last summer, the House passed this out of committee. Now, of course, the process broke down last summer. We passed seven bills across this floor. The Senate had yet to pass one. I am tired of figuring out who to blame here. I am in the business of trying to figure out how to solve problems. The Senate is making some progress.…”