Political Quotes

“I support full funding for education and continued vigilance over Medicare fraud. In the past, I have offered several amendments to protect education spending from cuts as well as to create new initiatives to fight Medicare fraud. My Medicare fraud amendment was a key part of the Medicare reforms vetoed by the President as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1995. Nevertheless, I did not support any amendment to the continuing resolution which would result in the shutdown of the Federal Government. By forcing this bill to return to the House for additional debate, these amendments would have done just that. Already we have seen the Government shut down twice in the past few months. The most recent shutdown lasted a record 21 days. Another shutdown is simply unacceptable.”