Political Quotes

“I thank my very good friend, the ranking member of our committee. I want to join with Chairman Rogers and Chairman Frelinghuysen in the shout-out to Tom McLemore. I trust, as Chairman Rogers said, that he is going on to greener pastures. He deserves to. Mr. Speaker, the Congress is an imperfect body. Our constituents remind us of that on an almost daily basis. We certainly know that this is an imperfect process within which we have to operate, and the bill before us is an imperfect bill from our perspective and, I suspect, from the majority's perspective, but that is the world we live in. We have to choose the best option oftentimes among a host of difficult options, so this is the best option--to vote ``yes'' on this continuing resolution. It is the most responsible thing to do. To vote ``no'' would say that we are willing to let the government be shut down, unfunded. So we don't have a responsible option but to vote ``yes'' on this continuing resolution. I appreciate the work that Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Lowey, and the chairs of the committees and of the subcommittees have put in to making it as good as we could under the circumstances. We also have an imperfect option with regard to the Ex-Im Bank. It ought to be extended for an additional 5 more years. It generates a lot of money for the United States, and we offer fewer subsidies than our allies do to multinational corporations, but to not extend it at least until June 30 is irresponsible.…”