Political Quotes

“Madam President, I would like to thank my colleagues for their work on the Legislative Branch portion of the appropriations package because, for the first time in nearly a decade--a decade--the Legislative Branch bill received floor consideration outside of the year-end omnibus. Because it is our job to ensure the timely funding of our government, returning to regular order on the Legislative Branch bill and all our other appropriations bills is a much needed change. The Legislative Branch appropriations bill is good news for transparency, for accountability, for taxpayers, and for security of the Capitol. This bill will increase public access to campaign filings. It will strengthen accountability in how government property is used. It will also make investments that will help meet security needs on the Capitol campus. I thank Senator Murphy, my ranking member, for working with me, in a bipartisan manner, on amendments to the Legislative Branch division. The resulting bill makes sound investments in numerous priorities and will help ensure the operations of the legislative process. I also very much appreciate the leadership and efforts of Chairman Shelby and Vice Chairman Leahy on returning to regular order. I thank Senators Alexander, Feinstein, Boozman, and Schatz for their work on the other two bills in this package. I urge my colleagues to support the adoption of this package of appropriations bills. Thank you. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arkansas.”