Political Quotes

At this time the Chair recognizes Former Members of Congress President, the Honorable Barbara Comstock, for remarks.

The American people don't go home before their job is done, so why should Congress? In the nearly five decades that our current appropriations process has been in place, Congress has passed all 12 appropriations bills only four times--four…

Every year since 1996, Congress has failed to pass our annual spending bills on time. Every year since 1996, despite work still left to be done, August rolls around and Congress goes home, kicking the can down the road and leaving funding…

there is a lot of noise coming from the other side claiming that House Republicans are cutting Medicaid with our commonsense work requirements. Let me be clear: That is just not true. You can't cut something from someone who was never or…