Political Quotes

“we can do more to streamline nominations, and we can do more to prevent the next budget stand-off. I want to remind my colleagues of the bipartisan work that has been done by Senate Appropriations members--Republican and Democratic--in just the past year. Eight of the twelve annual appropriations bills passed out of committee last year. Most passed unanimously, with unanimous votes from Republicans and Democrats in the full Appropriations Committee. The remaining four were released as chairman's marks. Let me recount the work that was done last year. On July 13, 2017, the full Appropriations Committee, on a bipartisan basis, unanimously approved the fiscal year 2018 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The vote was 31 to 0. On July 20, 2017, the committee unanimously--again by a vote of 31 to 0--approved the fiscal year 2018 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. Also on July 20, the committee approved the fiscal year 2018 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill by a vote of 30 to 1--still an overwhelming bipartisan vote on the part of the Appropriations Committee. On July 27, 2017, the Appropriations Committee unanimously, by a vote of 31 to 0, approved the fiscal year 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.…”