Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this package to fund government operations in fiscal year 2020. I extend my congratulations to this dynamic duo, the first time we have ever had females occupy the chair and ranking member of this committee and, for that matter, I guess, any other committee in the House. This dynamic duo has produced a very good document, a very good exercise of the power of the purse of the Congress granted by the Constitution. I salute these two and wish them well as the day progresses. As a former chair of the full committee, I know of the extreme patience that is required in this job that they are occupying and the difficulty of getting 435 Members in this body, as well as the other body, the White House, and the world, together under any stretch of the imagination, but they have done that. It is difficult to do, and we salute them for it. I especially, having been there, thank them for the great patience that they have shown in putting this bill together. This first package before us reflects our commitment to our Nation's security and our military leadership across the world. The Department of Defense receives additional resources to support our warfighters with the best available technology. We also provide these brave men and women with a hard-earned and well-deserved pay raise. Within the committee, I have been particularly focused on keeping the DOD's electronic health records on track, meshing DOD's medical records with that of the VA.…”