Political Quotes

“before we move to the adoption of the motion to proceed on CJS appropriations, if in fact we do so, I wish to speak as the chairperson of the Appropriations Committee and the chair of the subcommittee on CJS. I am really sad about what has happened here. I am really sad we couldn't find a way to proceed to bring up these three outstanding bills. I note that what we wanted to bring to the floor was the Commerce- Justice-Science bill, the Agriculture bill, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development. There are significant policy differences even on each one of those bills, whether it is truck requirements, whether it is school nutrition, whether it is environmental--important discussions and decisions on the environmental protection. On my own CJS bill, we are going to really lose a lot. You know, I had money in this bill--working with Senator Shelby--for bulletproof vests for cops to protect those who protect us and more money for domestic violence to be able to protect those in their own homes. I have also added more money to work with those people who have been rape victims, doubly assaulted by the system where they are not only raped by a perpetrator, but the very system didn't process the forensic evidence that would have validated the guilty party or even ascertained that there was a serial rapist. Agriculture fed the hungry in this country and fed the hungry around the world.…”