Political Quotes

“Madam President, we are in the closing hours of debate. There are two other Senators who will be coming to speak. I hope they will be here sooner. There is a lot going on, and I want to encourage colleagues, as we get ready, to urge a vote on passage of the continuing resolution. This measure will keep government going through December 11. But make no mistake, this is government on auto pilot. I hope to be back in December, shoulder to shoulder with Senator Shelby, where we will work on a comprehensive funding legislation--in other words, an omnibus. This is Washington speak. I mean, really, we use words nobody understands: continuing resolutions, omnibus, motions to proceed. But in plain English, it would mean taking all 12 subcommittees that are in charge of funding the government through due diligence and putting together a comprehensive funding bill that can be debated, scrutinized, debated, and voted on. We have done our work over the year. I am very proud of my subcommittee chairmen, the ranking members who have worked on a bipartisan basis, and their staffs.…”