Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, a century ago, William Butler Yeats wrote a poem called ``The Second Coming,'' in which he said: ``Things fall apart; the centre will not hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.'' But in America, that is not our destiny. We can make sure things don't fall apart. We can make sure that the center will hold. Let's move beyond the blame game, and let's identify the moral center and common ground for reopening the government and moving America forward. Commanding majorities in Congress and in the public want to reauthorize and fund the CHIP program and guarantee healthcare for our kids. We should do this for a 10-year period and save $6 billion over a mere short-term extension. Commanding majorities in Congress and the public favor reauthorization and funding of the community health centers which are indispensable for both children's and adult health. Commanding majorities in the public and in Congress favor passing a clean Dream Act for 800,000 DREAMers who are contributing to our communities and in school and serving our country. And all of us must favor a return to regular order and a fair and transparent budget process that allows all of our agencies, from NIH and NOAA to the DOD, to plan for the effective delivery of public services. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent now to bring up H.R.…”