Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin. Far too often, people tend to focus on our differences instead of what brings us together. Despite what we all may hear, common ground does exist among lawmakers from opposing sides. Although the group we call No Labels is made up of Democrats and Republicans, what unites the 68 of us making up this group is the idea that work can and should get done in Washington. The people of each of our regions in the United States sent us to the Nation's Capital not to position and posture, but to use common sense and compromise to move our country forward. That is why I joined the bipartisan No Labels group and have been identified as a ``congressional problem solver.'' No Labels is the only bipartisan, bicameral group in Congress and is made up of liberals, moderates, conservatives. Yes, the left, the right, and the middle coming together. While we surely don't agree on every issue, there are plenty of areas that we can find to achieve results for the people who we represent. Let me just share a recent example. I'm a member of the House Ag Committee, and last week we completed an exercise in bipartisanship by working together to pass, by a large margin, a 5-year farm bill. The Republican chairman, Frank Lucas, and the Democratic ranking member, Collin Peterson, and the entire committee were civil, accommodating, and worked well together. It was refreshing.…”