Political Quotes

I thank my friend for yielding. The President of the United States has spent weeks of his term negotiating with the Republican Party. What he has been confronted with each time is a demand to either shut the government down or default on…

On rollcall No. 1, I was unavoidably detained and had I been present, I would have been recorded as ``present.'' ____________________

I believe that this rebalancing is the right priority for the country.

We come here as stewards of a very sacred trust--to look after the people that are the backbone of this country. We are having this debate this afternoon because we have all heard from men and women across this country who are very upset…