Political Quotes

“I rise for the purpose of making a scheduling announcement. Mr. Speaker, Members are advised that votes are no longer expected in the House tomorrow. We still have more work to do. Don't celebrate too early. Last votes for the week and the month are expected now at approximately 2:50 today. We will have one more vote series today and then we will be finished for the August work period. Mr. Speaker, I will remind the House that just this month, this House has completed the National Defense Authorization Act, the FAA Reauthorization Act, the Schools Not Shelter Act, and we just passed, of course, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act to make sure that we fully fund healthcare for our veterans, we support suicide prevention, and we also fund housing and other services for our men and women in uniform who keep us safe. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Clark), the minority whip.”