Political Quotes

“I also want to thank Mr. Lewis for his work on this effort as well. Mr. Speaker, this supplemental appropriations legislation is the result, as has been said, of a bipartisan compromise that addresses critical needs of the American people. Will every Member be happy with the substance of the two amendments that we are going to consider? The answer to that question is no. Will every Member here get what he or she wants? Again, the answer is no. That is, after all, the legislative process. However, our Nation is at war. We have 150,000 men and women in harm's way in Iraq and Afghanistan. Catastrophic floods continue to wreak havoc in Iowa and other States in the Midwest. And millions of our workers are struggling to make ends meet because they've lost their jobs through no fault of their own. These two amendments that we will consider address these needs, as well as others.”