Political Quotes

“I want to thank the chairman for yielding me the time, and I want to thank him for his leadership. Madam Speaker, the amendment that you mentioned, the bill as amended, was actually an amendment from the chairman to perfect the bill. I want to thank the ranking member for her support on the committee, and I want to thank the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Brownley) for her work on the amendment. Madam Speaker, I wish more high schoolers were in the Capitol today, I wish there were more American Government students in the Capitol today, because this amendment is exactly the way that the American people expect the process to work. As the ranking member pointed out, we made a great step in the FAST Act to try to put more veterans to work, to try to fill more empty spots in commercial truck driving. We did a great job together in a bipartisan way. A lot of folks do a job, and then they are embarrassed to admit that they didn't get it done 100 percent. We have had folks come into our offices who said: Listen, you have made a great step to help our veterans access these certifications, but you could do more, and let us tell you how.…”