Political Quotes

“I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, let me thank the chairman of the full Committee on Homeland Security, who is the chairman of the committee that I am ranking member on, and Mr. Miller for introducing this legislation and for working in such a bipartisan manner. Of course, let me thank my ranking member, Mr. Thompson, from the neighboring State of Mississippi. This bill is a bipartisan effort, and it goes to show the American people that we do have good common sense here in Congress and that we do things that are right just because they are the right things to do. I urge all of my colleagues to support this legislation, which will give resources to some of our most valuable citizens in the country-- the ones who put their lives on the line for us--so that we may help them in expediting and in making their travels more relaxed throughout the United States. With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I also want to thank Hudson, Chairman Miller, Ranking Member Richmond, and Ranking Member Thompson. I am proud of the work we have done on this committee. At a time of intense partisanship and acrimony, we have conducted ourselves very professionally and in a bipartisan way. I think when it comes to national security issues that is precisely what we should be doing. It is what the American people, as Chairman Hudson said, expect and deserve. With that, Mr.…”