Political Quotes

“I thank the Senator from Michigan for her kind words and also her leadership. She is part of our Democratic leadership team and has been a real champion for jobs that pay a living wage, jobs that lead to the middle class. She is an advocate for making sure we have an economy that builds from the middle class out. Also, as the chair of the full Committee on Agriculture, she has fashioned bipartisan solutions to help our American farmers, particularly the family farm, and to feed the hungry here and around the world. I salute her for her leadership. Mr. President, I come here today to support the budget put forth by the Democrats in their resolution, led by the very able chair, Senator Patty Murray. We are showing that we can govern. Yesterday we passed the continuing funding resolution in the Senate. It passed 73 to 26. It showed a bipartisan resolution, a resolve to make sure there is no government shutdown, slowdown, slamdown. We now have to look ahead to fiscal year 2014. I salute Senator Murray for what she has done through her committee. First of all, she is dealing with sequester, that Draconian approach that is going to shred government but most of all shred opportunity and place our fragile economy in jeopardy. She has done it in a balanced way. At the same time, she has protected seniors, veterans, and our most vulnerable by making sure she has looked out for Medicare and Medicaid.…”