Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the appropriations bills that we are now considering appropriate a total of $280 billion--$280 billion--in taxpayer money--money that will be used by Agencies ranging from the Department of Veterans Affairs to Transportation and Agriculture. This amendment does something very simple. Whatever other disagreements we may have about the spending in these bills, surely we can agree that this money ought to go to Americans and American companies and our allies. So all this amendment does is it says that none of the money we are appropriating can go to China. It can't go to Chinese companies or companies that are owned and controlled by China. That is it. It is simple: no American taxpayer dollars to the People's Republic of China. This should be an easy vote. I urge a ``yes'' vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington.”