Political Quotes

“It is my great pleasure to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished gentlelady from Minnesota (Ms. McCollum) on the Interior Appropriations Committee. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, last night, this Congress rejected this Republican piecemeal approach. But here we go again. It's clear that the GOP doesn't have a coherent solution to the shutdown crisis they've created. With this bill, they are proposing funding for our national parks and certain museums, but not the Bureau of Land Management or the Fish and Wildlife Service. Invasive species efforts have been halted, including research to stop the spread of Asian carp. Families hoping to visit the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge this fall are being met with a ``closed'' sign. Nothing in this bill will change that. I'm confident that every Member here wants our national parks open, and I applaud the Tea Party commitment for funding the National Gallery of Art. But I have a better idea: the House should pass a clean CR to fund the entire Federal Government for all of America. We can do that today with the support of commonsense Republicans and Democrats to end this GOP--Grand Old Party--shutdown.”