Political Quotes

“I thank the chairman of the full committee for the opportunity to address this. I've been sitting here listening and heard the minority leader come to the floor and talk about children, about old people, about teachers--all these things--that she voted to cut the spending for to fund. {time} 1320 How can you support a bill, support the sequester insisted on by the President of the United States? It was his idea that he brought forth to try and resolve the differences at that time and something that he supports and he insisted on. The minority leader voted for these cuts that she now bemoans. It's fascinating when you look at the reality of the situation. There are some of us who actually did not support this because of the way the sequester would take place. Now, you can say, well, it was never going to happen and all these things, but the fact of the matter is it is here today and it is law because people like the minority leader insisted on it. So to come to the floor and talk about those cuts today, something that she supported, is really quite fascinating to anyone listening or watching this debate today. Mr. Speaker, I will tell you, it is very frustrating. As someone who went through the entire process last year with my ranking member, Mr. Olver from Massachusetts, who is now retired, we went through subcommittee and full committee. We had 3 days on the floor of the House, an open rule with amendments.…”