Political Quotes

“last evening, I was here at this exact spot asking my colleagues to support the idea of advancing appropriations bills, and I am pleased to see today that has today occurred. It occurred on a vote of 92 to 2. That is a good sign. It is a goal of mine to see the Senate function. One of the ways we can determine whether we are doing our jobs is whether we can pass appropriations bills. The Senate is now considering 4 of 12 appropriations bills that should be adopted on an annual basis. I begin my remarks this evening by thanking Chairman Shelby and Vice Chairman Leahy for their leadership and for working hard to bring appropriations bills to the floor, including my subcommittee's work on the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. As the chairman of that CJS Subcommittee, I worked closely with the ranking member, Senator Shaheen, the Senator from New Hampshire, whom I know very well. Senator Shaheen and I have worked together to produce a good-government, bipartisan bill that is part of this appropriations package we are now debating. I express my gratitude to her and her staff for her partnership, and I am proud we were able to report the bill out of the Appropriations Committee by a unanimous vote. I appreciate Senator Shaheen's willingness to find common ground, and I look forward to seeing this bill pass the Senate and ultimately be enacted into law. As I have said before, this is a good bill.…”