Political Quotes

“today, we are debating President Trump's disastrous proposal to cut more than $9 billion in funding that Congress has already approved for local public broadcasting and foreign assistance. Not only is this bill harmful to communities in Michigan, as well as all across the country, but it also risks undermining a key part of our democratic process. President Trump and his crony--Budget Director Russ Vought--are trying to undercut the voice of everyday Americans in our government through this process. Americans sent us here to represent them and to act in their best interest. That is why our Constitution gives Congress--not the President--the sole power to make laws, including the power of the purse. And that is why lawmakers routinely come together to decide, on a bipartisan basis, how to allocate Federal funding in a way that best serves the people who live in our States. I am proud to take part in that important process as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. And I am proud that my Democratic and Republican colleagues in the committee are working hard to advance commonsense, bipartisan funding bills that will meet the needs of all of our communities. But Donald Trump wants to throw these bills out the window so he can pick which communities win and which communities lose when it comes to Federal resources. Funding laws are still laws, and Congress passed these laws with bipartisan support to direct resources to these programs.”