Political Quotes

Mr. Speaker, I thank my esteemed colleagues, full committee Chairwoman Lowey, and Ranking Member Granger. This six-bill appropriations package represents a lot of hard work for many of us on the Appropriations Committee. Broadly speaking…

Mr. Speaker, I rise with a heavy heart to pay tribute to the memory of that longtime friend of ours and colleague on the Appropriations Committee, which he chaired, former Congressman Jerry Lewis from California, who passed away July 15…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman DeFazio and Ranking Member Graves for including my request to fund Section 531, the program for Southern and Eastern Kentucky. In the region that I serve, we are still fighting for clean water and reliable…

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I rise today in support of this second appropriations package to fund the government for fiscal year 2020. I especially want to state my heavy support for this portion of the bill that…