Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), my friend and the majority leader. (Mr. McCARTHY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. On Monday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. The House will recess no later than 5 p.m. and reconvene at approximately 8:35 p.m. for a joint session of Congress to receive the President's State of the Union Address. Members are requested to be on the floor and seated no later than 8:20 p.m. On Wednesday, votes are no longer expected in the House. Mr. Speaker, the House will consider a number of suspensions next week, a complete list of which will be announced by close of business this Friday. In addition, the House will, once again, take up legislation to fund the Department of Defense for its fiscal year. This bill will be fully consistent with the National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the House and Senate last year on a bipartisan basis and was signed into law by President Trump. Mr. Speaker, this House has shown that we stand ready to rebuild America's military and give our men and women in uniform the resources they need. I will now encourage our Senate colleagues to do the same. {time} 1815”