Political Quotes

“This is the last colloquy that I think I will be having with the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor), which is why I spent the time to recognize him, because the American public, I am sure, thinks that we are all at one another's throats all the time, and that is very discouraging and very depressing for them. {time} 1245 Frankly, it is a problem for us here in the House because we don't like that atmosphere, either. But I wanted him to know that there is respect on each side, I think, for the other in many--in most instances. I hope that is the case. But I do have respect and appreciation to Mr. Cantor for his service. But because it is the last colloquy, not for the purposes of necessarily debate or discussion, but simply I want to articulate some of those things that I know we need to address and I hope we address in the coming weeks before the August break. We clearly need to fund the highway trust fund with a sustainable funding source. Running out of money--I think every Member of the House does not want that to happen, does not want to have Governors around this country shutting down the letting of contracts for needed infrastructure improvement. We need to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. We still believe very strongly that we need to pass comprehensive immigration reform, which we think will be a positive for our economy and the morally right thing to do. We are still very concerned, Mr. Speaker, with unemployment insurance and the minimum wage.…”