Political Quotes

“I had hoped to stand before the House today and ask for the opportunity to present the final solution, if you will, for fiscal year 1996, the wrap-up bill, the omnibus bill, the bill that has plagued this House for the last 6 months. Unfortunately, that was not to be the case. However, I am very pleased to tell the Speaker and our colleagues that we are really within hours of presenting that solution. Unfortunately, we cannot complete it before we go on break for the district work period. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, we have to come back in a few days after the recess and complete our business. In fact, I really do not think it will take very long. Assuming our leadership continues to work with the White House, and we get cooperation from all parties, we should be able to conclude the mighty bill. The fact is most of the issues in the remaining appropriations bills have been resolved, but there are still a few of them that are uncompleted.”