Political Quotes

“The continuing resolution offers a 12-day continuing resolution so that the President may act on the bills that have been passed. In the meantime, I am happy to announce that we have concluded all action on the fiscal year 1998 appropriations bills, and this is the first time in 3 years that we will present to the President 13 individual appropriations bills, and I might add that they are all within the congressional budget. The continuing resolution again represents a 10-day extension, but 12 when we consider Sundays, of the existing CR for those remaining bills so that they can be enrolled by a clerk and presented to the President. Ten days is the time span specified by the Constitution, and although I have every indication that the President will sign the bills that are on his desk, we should pass the simple extension out of comity. I urge the adoption of the resolution.”